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Can I prevent the tracking?
You can stop Google using data for
private search results by going to
google.com and then Settings>Search
Settings>Private results before
selecting ‘Do Not Use Private Results’.
As it stands, however, there is no way
to prevent Google from collating your
information and presenting it within
Purchases & Subscriptions, other than
sending receipts and confirmations to a
non-Gmail address in future.Knowledge base
View Google’s data on you
D
id you know that Google keeps track of your online
purchasesandhasbeendoingsoforyears?Discover
whatit knowsaboutyoubyfollowingthistutorialbut,be
warned,youmaynotbeentirelyhappywithwhatyousee.
Googlepullsinformationaboutyourpurchasesand
reservationsfromorderreceiptsandconfirmationssenttothe
GmailaddressassociatedwithyourGoogleAccount.It also
takesinformationfromGooglePlayStore,GoogleExpressand
throughtheGoogleAssistant.It saysit is doingthisforyour
convenienceandthatit won’tusetheinformationtoserveyou
adverts.Butthefactthatnouserhasbeenaskedforpermission
andtherealisationthatthedatacouldberevealing,meansyou
maywanttomanagetheinfoasbestyoucan.Google has been logging many of your online purchases
butthere’s a way to see what it has gathered
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DifficultyGoogle keeps records of all of the transactions and
reservations that go through your Gmail address...Manage your Google activity
Most of the things you do using Google are logged and
you can see these entries in My Activity
Delete
your activity
After looking through the
log of things you have
read, watched or searched
for, you can click ‘Delete
Activity By’ and either
remove entries by topic
or by date.Check the entries
Google gives you a summary
of the number of items it has
listed for a particular day and
the kind of search you made,
be it a general, image or video
search or access to maps,
news and help.Access My Activity
Go straight to My Activity at
https://myactivity.google.
com/myactivity – sign in
with your Google account.
You can then manage what
Google can save about you.Remove
individual entries
As you scroll down the list,
you’ll see a three-dot menu
n e x t t o e a c h e n t r y. C l i c k i n g t h i s
gives you an option to delete
or else view more details.