Whether through the ads it serves, queries it handles, emails it scans, or sensors it tracks, Google knows a lot about you. Most of that information’s given voluntarily with the understanding that ...

Signing in with your Google account across different services means that many sites and apps will have access to your account information. Since this is inherently risky, take these precautions to ...

Update, March 8, 2025: This story, originally published March 7, has been updated with details of more data that Google has confirmed it will be deleting unless account holders take swift action to ...

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Google's apps, such as Chrome, Maps, Search, and YouTube, are constantly tracking your activity and sending it to Google. But don't worry, Google doesn't use the data for nefarious purposes like ...

Google is announcing new privacy and recovery tools to combat spam across multiple products related to Android, including suspicious link detection in messages, sign-in with phone number, and recovery ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Now Google has issued a new warning for users who lose their phone ...

Google Voice Activity, a feature linked to your Google Account, has raised privacy concerns after users noticed ads related to recent conversations. While this has led some to wonder if Google is ...

Google: In today's digital age, a Google account isn't just an email account. Gmail, WhatsApp backups, photos, important ...