Do you want Google to stop tracking your online activities? Please read this

According to a new report, even if you disable location history in your Google Account, some Google apps continue to store your location data. This can occur regardless of whether you open the Google Maps app or use Google search on any platform. It keeps a record of your exact location as well as a timestamp.

However, according to an Associated Press investigation in 2018, any location is protected by data features such as maps and searches that give you quick access to your location controls. As a result, Google should be aware of what is deleted and what is controlled.

Turn off location history and only remove data from the Maps timeline feature about where you were. Even when turned off,’ some location data may continue to be saved in other settings,’ as with your web and app activity. Google stated that the data would be used to make the features more personalized and useful and that it would never share this information with third parties or advertisers. However, with a few simple steps, you can prevent Google from knowing where you are at all times.

It should be noted that turning this setting off has some disadvantages. Even though Google’s settings may appear intrusive to some users, they do aid in creating a personalized online experience, such as assisting people in finding nearby amenities or viewing personalized ads. Google claims that its services provide users with relevant information rather than random data.

How to turn off Google tracking and what are the consequences of doing so.

To turn off Google’s location tracking, you must be logged in to completely shut down.

1. Open Google on your desktop or mobile web browser. Log in to your Google account.

2. Click on your user icon in the top right corner and select Manage your Google Account.

3. Click Privacy and Personalization.

4. Click on what you did and where you went.

5. Inside the history settings, click on location history. This opens operational controls.

6. Below the location history, click on the button to the right that reads off. This opens a pop-up window.

7. Scroll to the bottom of this window and click on the Pause option.

Changing this setting prevents Google from storing location markers associated with specific activities and prevents it from storing information gleaned from searches or other activities. Turning it off protects your approximate location and other locations you visit. Google still requires access to your location in order to use features like Maps effectively. Completing the preceding steps, on the other hand, will prevent you from storing any future activities.

When you disable tracking, you will see fewer relevant ads and less helpful search recommendations. It may also have an impact on your overall personal experience with the search engine, as well as Google apps and services. Turning off tracking will prevent Google from predicting what you should pay attention to if you enjoy personalized ads.

Disabling tracking prevents Google from storing new location data but does not delete previously collected data. Here’s how to get rid of that data:

1. Open Google on your desktop or mobile web browser. Log in to your Google account.

2. Go to the user icon in the top right corner. Select the manage your Google account option.

3. Click privacy and personalization.

4. Click on what you did and where you went.

5. Click a location

6. Click manage history at the bottom of the page. A map with a timeline opens in the top left corner. The map shows where you were, and the timeline shows where you were at the time.

7. To delete your location for a specific date, click the date on the timeline. Click on the trash icon next to the date. In the pop-up window, click delete day.

8. To delete your entire location history in one go, click the trash icon in the lower right corner of the map. In the pop-up window, click the check box to delete the location history. Click delete location history.

Google reduces the volume of data it stores when creating a new account. Data on 18 months of web and app activity is stored by default. Here is how to prevent Google from collecting future web and app activities:

1. Open Google on your desktop or mobile web browser. Log in to your Google account.

2. Click on the user icon in the top right corner. Select the Manage your Google account option.

3. Click privacy and personalization.

4. Click on what you did and where you went.

5. Click the web and app function inside the history settings box. This opens operational controls.

6. Click off under web and app activity.

7. In the pop-up window, click pause.

Delete all your Google Web and App activities

If you have stopped Google from collecting your web and app activities, Google still has pre-existing data. Take a look at the steps to delete previous web and app activity.

1. Open Google on your desktop or mobile browser. Log into your Google account.

2. Once you are logged in, go to the user icon in the top right corner. Select the manage your Google account option.

3. Click privacy and personalization.

4. Click on what you did and where you went.

5. Click the web and app function inside the history settings box. This opens operational controls.

6. At the bottom of the screen, click manage all web and app activities.

7. Under search your activity, right-click on delete.

8. A new window will display options to delete your web and app activity for the last hour, last day, all the time or from a custom range. Select all the time.

9. A new window will open asking you to select which services you want to deactivate from. Select all is auto-selected, but you can go through it and choose which apps or services you want to delete information from.

10. A pop-up window will open, confirming that you want to delete the following function at the top. Click.