Google Helps You Delete Your Search History

Google is making it easier than ever for your search history. Previously, deleting your Google Search Now, however, you can delete your homepage right from the Google homepage.

How to Delete Your Google Search History

The process, and the thinking behind it, is explained in a post on The Keyword. Google explains that it's "making it easier for you to make decisions about your data, starting with Search."

If you visit the Google homepage http://www.google.com/support Clicking on it will take you to a page packed full of information and options regarding the data you're sharing with Google.

If you scroll down you'll see "Your Search activity" with "Your recent activity" right underneath. You can then click on "All search activity", which will list your searches, and "Google activity", which will detail the Android apps and Google services you've accessed.

Further down you can opt for "Delete your Search activity" and choose between "Delete last hour" and "Delete all Search activity". Further down again you can see your "Google-wide controls" and choose to enable or disable them based on your personal preferences.

Google obviously does not want to check out all of their activities. So, in between these options are explanations of "How does it work?"

What Search Traces Are You Leaving Behind?

Google introduced the ability for you to control your data ago, but it's up front and center on the Google homepage. Which makes it easier to access, and is more likely to educate themselves.

Now that you know how to delete your Google Search Why not start with a brief history of internet searches, and then follow it up with the cheery tale of how your browsing history may be up for sale

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