Do you know? Google keep track of your activities on the Internet. It tracks your web and app activities to make searches faster and provide custom experiences in Google products like Search, Maps, YouTube, and more. The Google Incognito function and deleting my browser history will not keep your data safe.
Many people mistakenly believe that removing their web search history will be sufficient to keep them safe and confidential. This is not the case. Your ISP and Google can still see your identity even when you use an incognito mode. If you are worried about data privacy and others seeing your activity, follow the guide until the end.
How to Manage your Google Activity Controls
It is possible to turn off the tracking. Google offers you an option to turn off Web & App Activity. Chromebook is a cloud-based operating system that runs on Chrome OS developed by Google. We usually use Google applications on Chromebook. These apps track Web & App activity.
Google Activity will continue to keep records of your search and browsing history unless you choose to disable them. To disable Google Web and App Activity on Chromebook, you can follow the following steps:
Step 1: Open the Google Chrome browser and visit myactivity.google.com
Step 2: It will open the “My Google Activity.” Here, you can see your web & app Activity, Location History, and YouTube History status.
Step 3: To control your Google Activity. Click on the main menu option and select the “Activity Controls” option.
Step 4: To disable all the activities click the “Turn Off” button.
Step 5: When toggled, you will receive a popup window where you need to confirm your choice by clicking the “Pause” button. Similarly, you can turn off all activities.
How to Delete Google Activity on Chromebook
The above steps will only turn off the activity tracker. If you want to; completely delete all your Google activity, then follow the steps mentioned below.
Note:- You can also delete all your browsing data from your browse itself. We already have a detailed guide on it. You can follow our guide on; how to delete browsing history on Chromebook.
Step 1: Open the Google Chrome browser and visit myactivity.google.com. Click on the main menu button and select the “Delete activity by” option.
Step 2: It will take you to a page where you can delete your Google history by topic or product. Select “All time,” then click the “Delete” button.
Step 3: You will get the “deletion complete” window, now to close it click on the “Got it” button.
Conclusion
That’s it; this is how you can delete Google Web and App Activity on Chromebook. You can check out our Chromebook troubleshooting guide if you are new to Chromebook and Chrome OS.
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