: Cyber Talk: Stay safe on Google #IndiaNEWS #Columns Google is the most powerful technology company in the world and one of the world’s most valuable brands due to its market dominance, data collection

Cyber Talk: Stay safe on Google #IndiaNEWS #Columns
Google is the most powerful technology company in the world and one of the world’s most valuable brands due to its market dominance, data collection and technological advantages in the area of online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, AI and consumer electronics. We have listed below a few safety features, security practices, browser extensions and end-user activity controls, along with quick search practices, on Google.
My Activity
Google tracks all your online activities, and there is no direct way to stop tracking them. Instead, you can pause the history. myactivity. google. com
* Location Tracking: Saves where you go with your devices, even when you arent using a specific Google service, to give you personalised maps, and recommendations based on places you’ve visited.
* Web & App Activity: Saves your activity on Google sites and apps, along with associated information such as location etc. , to give you faster search results.
* YouTube History: Saves the YouTube videos you watch and the things you search for on the platform to give you better recommendations, remember where you left off and more.
* Apps and services: Using third-party apps with access to your Google account. You can remove access given to third parties to auto-login into their applications.
* Download or delete your data: Make a backup of your data or delete a service that you no longer require.
* Payments and Subscriptions: You can manage your payment methods, one-time and recurring payments, reservations, storage and subscriptions.
My Security
Settings and recommendations to help you keep your Google account secure. You have the option to change or remove unwanted login, devices and confirm your sign-in and recovery methods. myaccount. google. com/security
* Sign-in & recovery: Check and confirm your recovery email and recovery phone, confirm your verification methods via email, phone and device for authentication purposes.
* Your devices: Check and confirm that on all devices you’re signed in.
* Recent security activity: Check and confirm the recent activity, i. e. , a new sign-in, etc.
* Blocked email addresses: You can block unwanted emails and these will move to the spam folder.
Mandatory extensions for Google Chrome
* Cookie Autodelete: Deletes unwanted cookies from closed tabs while retaining the ones you want.
* uBlock Origin: It’s an open-source browser extension for content filtering and making decisions on inclusions and exclusions.
* Privacy Badger: A browser extension that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what you search.