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What Personal Information Has Google Recorded On You? You Now Know
I am/was a little apprehensive on doing another post that has anything to do with Google. However, it is what it is. They make the news regularly. But I am not a Google through and through, I just find them interesting to watch.. With that said, I know a lot of people DO NOT trust Google. Hey, and maybe their right. But, for some reason I do. And now a little more.
Google Dashboard
As of this week, Google now show you what personal information they have on you, with the option of removing any of it. It’s called Google Dashboard and you can access it, whilst logged into your Google account, by going to Google.com/Dashboard
It covers nearly all Google products, with the remaining few being added soon.
Gmail, Google Talk, Calendar,Web History, Orkut, YouTube , Picasa , Docs, Google Reader, Alerts and more. I didn’t even know i had an Orkut account. I was surprised when I looked at what websites I unknowingly allowed access to my Google details.
Video on dashboard:
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Owner of an IT company called Data Defence IT Solutions. Living in the West of Ireland and married with a kid... I clearly love technology and gadgets. At the minute I have a Tranquil Windows Home Server to manage my websites, files and entertainment. I use an Android handset, the Hero as my personal phone and a Nokia n86 as my business phone.
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