Whether it is the website you visited last night or the order confirmation you received in your email, Google knows everything. Although the incredibly personalized user experience of the Google-Android environment comes at the cost of privacy, Google plans to be more transparent about it. Google My Activity is a new dashboard launched by Google to help you view and manage all the data gathered by Google Services.Google’s Google My Activity enables you to control your available data from apps and services like YouTube, Google Chrome, Drive, Gmail and more. Now you can enjoy the personalized Google experience while knowing exactly how much privacy you are compromising for it.
When signing in for the first time, Google will ask you for the two-step authentication to proceed to the Google My Activity page. Using the desktop version is preferable, as it gives you extra management options for filtering your saved data.
Apart from the Google Apps that you use on your desktop and Android device, the Google services also highlight third-party apps you have used on your devices. For instance, the timeline will highlight the date, time and the number of times you have used WhatsApp on your Android device.
If you want to learn more about other Google services that track your data, visit the Other Google Activity page and find out more. This page will give you an in-depth idea of aspects such as Location History, Device Information, and the option to download your past searches.Are you freaked out by how much Google knows about what you do, now that you can see all you Google data records? Don’t you feel it’s good karma on Google’s part to maintain complete transparency with the users? Let us know your opinion in the comments below.
What's my model number?
There are several ways to locate your model number:
- Option 1
- On your device, go to Settings, then "About device" and scroll down to "Model number"
- Option 2
- Often times you can view the model number inside the device, by removing the battery
- Option 3
- Using Samsung's model/serial number location tool