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Google to Auto Delete History

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Re: Google to Auto Delete History

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Post by k_sze »

The cynic side of me thinks Google has figured this out:

- search history of more than 3 months ago is somewhat worthless for analytics/advertisement purposes;

- search history of more than 18 months ago is really worthless, but hey, we can also keep those just because we can.

Re: Google to Auto Delete History

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Post by natslovR »

k_sze wrote: post #2

The cynic side of me thinks Google has figured this out: - search history of more than 3 months ago is somewhat worthless for analytics/advertisement purposes; - search history of more than 18 months ago is really worthless, but hey, we can also keep those just because we can.

fortunately they are just changing defaults. I worried i was losing all my location history, but just checked and it's still set to never delete.

Re: Google to Auto Delete History

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Post by dhsysusbsjsi »

k_sze wrote: post #2

The cynic side of me thinks Google has figured this out: - search history of more than 3 months ago is somewhat worthless for analytics/advertisement purposes; - search history of more than 18 months ago is really worthless, but hey, we can also keep those just because we can.

I came here to write this exact comment but you beat me to it. They have just figured out that 18 months of your data is all they need to make you a monetisable product.

Re: Google to Auto Delete History

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Post by uniqueid »

WhyNotHugo wrote: post #6

What does "delete" mean? Does it mean that they remove the information from my account, or that they entirely remove all traces of the data and anything derived from it?

Good point. Maybe it means "only we can see this data from now on, instead of the user, and/or our contractors and partners"

Re: Google to Auto Delete History

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Post by uniqueid »

llimos wrote: post #5
raxxorrax wrote: post #4

How about an option to delete everything right now? I think these "privacy" initiatives are as dishonest as they can be.

You can. https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity It's on the hamburger menu

...and so young Raxxorrax set off into Google's vast, dark labyrinth of Privacy Settings, never to be seen again.
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