What does Google know about the places you have visited recently? What are your interests according to it? Where does Google keep the list of every word you have typed in the search box? Where can you see a list of ads that, according to the company, interest you?
Google stores everything, and in this article you will find the 10 most important URL links that will reveal what Google knows about you. They are all hidden somewhere deep within the various menus of your Google account and can reveal interesting details about you and how you navigate the internet.
Let's start the search:
1. Google stores a list of usernames and passwords you've typed into Google Chrome or Android when you sign in to various websites. There's a website where you can see all of these passwords in plain text.
passwords.google.com
2. Google builds a profile of you based on the sites you visit, guessing your age, gender, interests, and then uses that information to show you ads that are relevant to your profile. Use this URL to learn how Google sees you online.
google.com/settings/ads
3. You can easily export all your data from Google servers. You can download Google Photos, contacts, Gmail messages, and even your YouTube videos. Click the link below to get the download links.
google.com/takeout
4. If you ever find your content appearing on another website, you can file a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) complaint against that website and request that Google remove the content. Google has a simple guide to help you claim the content as well as to have Google remove the website displaying your content from its search results.
support.google.com/legal
5. Your Android phone or the Google Maps app on your iPhone silently reports your location and speed to Google servers. You can find your entire location history on the Google Maps website, and you have the option to export this data as KML files that can be viewed within Google Earth or even Google Drive.
google.com/maps/timeline
6. Create a new Google Account using your existing email address. The usual process for signing up for a new email uses your gmail.com address as the username for your new Google account. But with this special URL, you can use any other email address as your username.
accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail
7. Google and YouTube record every search term you type into their search fields. They keep a log of all the Google ads you click on across websites, every YouTube video you watch, and if you’re a Google Now user, you can also see a log of all your audio search queries.
history.google.com (Google searches)
history.google.com/history/audio (Voice searches)
youtube.com/feed/history (searches for what videos you’ve watched on YouTube. Great for seeing what videos your kids watch when they’re on the computer)
8. You must log in to your Gmail account at least once every 9 months, or Google may terminate your account, as per the service's policy. This can be an issue if you have multiple Gmail accounts. One solution to the problem is to set your main Gmail account as a trusted contact for your secondary accounts. That way, Google will continue to send reminders to your main account every few months to log in to your other accounts, and there's no risk of forgetting.
google.com/settings/account/inactive
9. Worried that someone else is using your Google account or that it might have been compromised? Open the Activity Report to see a log of every device that has recently signed in to your Google account. You'll also find out the IP addresses and approximate geographic location of the sign-in.
myaccount.google.com/security
10. Can't locate your mobile phone? You can use Google Device Manager to find your phone as long as it is turned on and connected to the Internet. You can ring the device, view its location, or even remotely wipe the phone. You can even find the IMEI number of your lost phone from your Google account.
google.com/android/devicemanager
