Quick, where were you last Thursday at 1:32 PM?
Not sure? Google can tell you.
Which one of your contacts do you keep in touch with the most?
Google can tell you that as well.
Google knows about you… a lot actually. Every time you interact with any of the Google services (and there are many), while logged into your account, your actions are saved in a gigantic database. Before you freak out and phrases like “big brother” and “conspiracy theory” start popping into your head, think of why is Google collecting all this information. To serve you better.
The researchers allege that even if you disable Location History, Google still tracks you every time you open Google Maps, get automatic weather updates or search for things in your browser.
According to Google’s support page for managing and deleting your Location History, “places you go are no longer stored” and once you turn it off in your Google account, it is off for all devices associated with your account.
Stop Google from tracking your web activity
First, go to "My Account" and then, under the "Personal info & privacy" section, select "Manage your Google Activity."
From there, select "Activity controls."
Here you'll see all of the kinds of data Google is tracking. To disable web and app activity, simply click the icon on the right.
Listen to audio and voice requests you have made using Google
Google also keeps a recording of voice and audio activity used for voice searches and commands - but only if a user has opted in to use the feature, as it is turned off by default.
Finally, Google promises that it doesn't sell your data, but rather uses your information to "make ads relevant" while you're browsing the web. It says it doesn't hand over any of this information to advertisers.