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Manage Your Search History On Google: Secure Your Data From Cyber Threat

Google is one of the most popular search engines worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of users. However, anything you search with Google is recorded in its database, and Google uses this information to provide you with better and improved results and suggestions based on your search history. The biggest threat to the record is the threat of cyber attack in this digital world. If your data has fallen into the hands of others, they can use it to manipulate and threaten you. Thus, you are required to manage your search history with Google and save your precious data. Through the provided guide, you will be able to manage your Google search history in various ways:

Erase your Search History on Google Manually

  • Open the Google search engine on your device.
  • Go to the history section.
  • On the prompted page, you can either manually delete the data from your search history or go to the group section and delete your history based on a specific group.
  • Moreover, in the top-left corner of the screen, besides history, you can find the three-line option; you have to click on that.
  • Tap on "Delete browsing data." You will be provided with different options, including deleting the data of:
    • Last hour
    • Last 24 hours
    • Last 7 days
    • Last 4 weeks
    • All time
  • Delete the date based on your preference.

Erase Your Search History on Google Automatically

  • Open the Google search engine on your device.
  • Go to "My activity" on Google at www.myactivity.google.com
  • On the screen's left side, click the "Activity controls" option.
  • Look for the "Web & App Activity" option.
  • Choose one among the terms listed under "Auto-delete (Off)" or "Auto-delete (On)."
  • Pick one option based on your preference:
    • If you wish to erase the history from your search engine automatically, select the age of the activity that you prefer to delete automatically: 
      • 3 months
      • 18 months
      • 36 months
    • If you don't want your search engine's history to be deleted automatically anymore, you can click on "Do not auto-delete activity."
  • Tap on Next. 

Stop your Google Account to Save Search History

  • Open the Google search engine on your device.
  • Go to "My activity" on Google at www.myactivity.google.com
  • On the screen's left side, click the "Activity controls" option.
  • Look for the "Web & App Activity" option, and click turn off.
  • You can also select the option of turning off and deleting activity, where you have to follow further prompts to select and erase the data that you don't want tracked by anyone. 

Note: Once you delete your search history on Google, you cannot restore your search history from Google through any of the methods provided. 

Conclusion

Through some of the methods provided in the above guide, you can manage your search engine history and reduce the risk of data breaches. However, if you are facing any issue and want to know "How do I contact Google customer service?", you would be glad to hear that Google provides various means through which you can contact the customer support team of Google and resolve your problems as soon as possible.