Google Account Privacy Settings Guide

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Google Account Privacy Settings Guide

1. Sign in to your Google Account

First, sign in to your Google Account through the browser. (https://myaccount.google.com/)

2. Personal Information

Addresses: Remove all addresses.

What others see:

Basic Information:

  1. Profile Picture:
    Remove profile picture:

Click on the three dots at the top right.

Previous Profile Pictures option > Select a photo > Click on three dots again > Delete photo > Confirm deletion.

  1. Gender: Set to “Only You”.

  2. Date of Birth: Set to “Only You” (enter incorrect information if possible).

About Me: Remove all information.

3. Work & Study

Delete all work and education related information.

4. Data & Privacy

Activity & History Settings

  1. Web & App Activity:

Stop > Pause.

Manage all web & app activity > Delete past activity.

  1. Location History:

Off > Pause.

Auto-delete: Set to automatically delete activities older than 3 months.

  1. YouTube History:

Off > Pause.

Manage History > Delete all past activities.

Personalized Ads

Go to My Ad Center and turn off personalized ads.

Personalized Search Results

Disable the option to show personal results.

Third-party apps with account access

Delete apps you no longer use.

5. Account Security

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

  1. First, add a phone number to the account.

  2. Two-Step Verification:

Start > Continue > Use another backup option.

Download backup codes > Next > Turn on.

  1. Set up Authenticator (https://t.me/wbnet/101285):

Start > Next > Scan the barcode with your authenticator app.

Enter the 6-digit code and confirm it.

6. Devices connected to your account

Manage all devices: Remove devices you no longer use.

7. Safe Browsing

Turn off Advanced Safe Browsing.

8. People and Sharing

Location Sharing:

Turn off Manage Location Sharing (unless you want to share with someone).

Business Features:

Turn off Business Personalization.

Advertising Recommendations:

Turn off the “Google may show my name, profile photo, and activity in ads” option.

9. Review and manage your data

  1. Go to your Google Dashboard (https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard) and check which services you use.

  2. Go to Google Takeout (https://takeout.google.com/?continue=https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard) and download your data.

To reduce the file size, deselect the Drive and Gmail options.

  1. Go to Google Activity (https://myactivity.google.com/more-activity?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fmyactivity.google.com%2Fmyactivity) and delete or manage any activity you can.

Happy learning!

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