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Note: This is not a substitute for the full article. It's a just a summary about auto deleting the data Google collects and saves about all of us.
Google collects a huge amount of data on everyone who uses the web
They do this even on non-Google sites via tracking software most sites use
Data collected includes sites visited, links clicked, and videos watched
Google can also track physical locations visited via smartphone tracking
Google is much more than just a search engine
In addition to running hundreds of sites, they own a web browser and phone operating system
They also own things like the Nest thermostat and the Waze navigation app
All of these things collect and send data to Google
They collect the data because it's valuable to the advertisers Google sells it to
Until recently, Google kept data forever
But now they're giving us more control over what they collect and how long they keep it
We can't remove everything, but ask for things to be automatically deleted after 3 months
The full article gives detailed instructions and shows screenshots
Please read the article for details. If you're confused by anything let us know so we can help.