{"id":18945,"date":"2016-03-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/now-you-can-see-what-google-knows-about-you-and-it-s-scary\/"},"modified":"2016-03-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T00:00:00","slug":"now-you-can-see-what-google-knows-about-you-and-it-s-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/now-you-can-see-what-google-knows-about-you-and-it-s-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Now you can see what Google knows about you \u2013 and it\u2019s scary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using our iPhones, searching Google Maps, checking Facebook \u2013 it\u2019s easy to forget that there are always organisations lurking in the background of the internet watching what we\u2019re doing\u2026<\/h3>\n

Now tech reporter Cara McGoogan<\/a> has outlined an easy way to discover exactly what Google knows about you.<\/p>\n

(Hint: it\u2019s a lot.)<\/p>\n

Here are the steps, as reported in The Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Go to history.google.com\/history<\/h3>\n

2. Make sure you’re logged into a Google account (Gmail, for example)<\/h3>\n

3. Select the down arrow next to “last week” and change it to “all time”<\/h3>\n

There it is: the full list of searches you\u2019ve done while logged into Google.<\/p>\n

4. Browse your more recent search history by selecting “last month” and “last year”<\/h3>\n

5. Delete your browsing data<\/h3>\n

You can delete the stored searches if you like. Click the three dots in the top right of your screen, and select \u201cDelete options\u201d. If you then click \u201cAdvanced\u201d you can delete the searches from all time.<\/p>\n

6. Google knows where you’ve been<\/h3>\n

If you click the three dots (top right) and select \u201cSettings: then \u201cShow more controls\u201d you can \u201cManage Activity\u201d under the \u201cPlaces you go\u201d heading. If you don\u2019t have your phone\u2019s location services turned off, this will show you a map of everywhere you\u2019ve been with your mobile.<\/p>\n

7. See how old Google thinks you are<\/h3>\n

Scroll to the bottom of the \u201cActivity controls\u201d page and select \u201cAds\u201d. Now you will see the gender, age range and interests Google as assigned to you. How close was it?<\/p>\n

So it turns out Big Brother IS always watching \u2013 and his name is Google!<\/h3>\n

SEE ALSO: THE AMAZING BENEFITS OF DRINKING BEER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Using our iPhones, searching Google Maps, checking Facebook \u2013 it\u2019s easy to forget that there are always organisations lurking in the background of the internet watching what we\u2019re doing\u2026 Now tech reporter Cara McGoogan has outlined an easy way to discover exactly what Google knows about you. (Hint: it\u2019s a lot.) 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