SoylentNews
SoylentNews is people
https://soylentnews.org/

Title    Google Reveals Major Privacy Shake-Up, Will Auto-Delete User Data
Date    Thursday June 25 2020, @09:08PM
Author    martyb
Topic   
from the not-valuable-to-them-any-more dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=20/06/25/165250

chromas writes:

Google reveals major privacy shake-up, will auto-delete user data

According to a new blog post, Google will now automatically delete users’ search information, location data and voice commands after 18 months has elapsed since capture.

YouTube activity, meanwhile, will be kept on file for 36 months by default, which Google says will ensure viewers are served the most relevant content.

[...] The company’s auto-delete controls have been in place since last year, but will now be turned on by default for new users. Existing Google Account holders, though, will need to manually activate the auto-delete function from with the Activity Controls panel.

[...] The firm also took the opportunity to unveil a host of smaller changes designed to make it easier for users to access privacy controls and improve account security.

[...] Within the coming weeks, Google’s Password Checkup tool will also be integrated into the Security Checkup service, which notifies users of chinks in their security armor. The addition will allow account holders to check whether any of their login credentials have been compromised and safeguard against potential credential-stuffing attacks.


Original Submission

Links

  1. "chromas" - https://soylentnews.org/~chromas/
  2. "Google reveals major privacy shake-up, will auto-delete user data" - https://www.techradar.com/news/google-reveals-major-privacy-shake-up-will-auto-delete-user-data
  3. "blog post" - https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/keeping-private-information-private
  4. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=41757

© Copyright 2024 - SoylentNews, All Rights Reserved

printed from SoylentNews, Google Reveals Major Privacy Shake-Up, Will Auto-Delete User Data on 2024-03-29 06:46:19