Get Started with Google
Step 1
❱ Start by opening your main Google Accounts page, this can
be accessed by entering https://myaccount.google.com into a
browser. From the main account home page, you’re able to check
on the current levels of privacy, your information and security.
Step 2
❱ The Take the Privacy Check-Up box, located in the lower right of
the four available boxes, is a good place to start. Simply click on
the Get Started link, at the bottom of the box, to initiate a step-by-
step guide on helping you choose the right privacy settings.
Step 3
❱ The Privacy Check-Up section is broken down into several sub-
categories, offering you the chance to review the key settings that
determine how Google controls its activity toward you, what ads are
displayed, how others will connect to you, what Google Photo settings
are available and what you share on YouTube. Click the YouTube
category, for example.Step 4
❱ The category options are displayed as tick boxes, so, using the
YouTube category as the example, you’re able to control how your
YouTube video likes, saved playlists and subscriptions remain private,
or are available for others to view when they click on your YouTube/
Google account. Read each element of the categories carefully to
enhance or lower your online privacy.Online privacy is an extremely important issue when it comes to using your
Google apps. Google has included a comprehensive privacy tool to help
you take control of, and monitor, how the company uses your information.
This guide will reinforce your privacy rules when using Google.