All you need to know about Google's Activity Controls feature
Most online companies make available privacy related settings that customers may access to manage some settings online.
Latest Google News
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My slow withdrawal from all things Google
Sometimes, you have to make hard decisions in life.
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How to display previously read notifications on Google+
If you happen to use Google+ occasionally like I do, it may not be obvious immediately how you access notifications that you have previously read on the site.
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YouTube switches its inbox system to Google+
Brace yourself.
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How Google is tracking you, and how to avoid it
Tracking is an essential part of online advertising.
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You may soon need to install a thermostat or fridge adblocker
Ads, they are everywhere on the Internet, on television, radio, on the street and in magazines.
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Google removes editing functionality from Google Drive app
Google launched two new Android apps recently called Docs and Sheets which came as a surprise to some as they clashed functionality-wise with the existing Googl
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Google Docs application for android released
Google has just released Google Docs for Android.
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Google closing free Google Apps accounts due to inactivity
If you have a free Google Apps account you better check your emails as Google is currently sending out emails stating that accounts will be automatically closed
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How to quickly verify all public files on Google Drive
If you are using cloud storage solutions such as Google Drive you know that you have control over the visibility of your data in the cloud.
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Private Photos on Google+ and Facebook are only protected by random characters
If you are using an Android device you may have configured it to automatically upload photos that you make using the device to Google Plus.
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How to format posts on Google+
When you select to post a new text message on Google+, you will notice the absence of text formatting options.
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Improve Google Maps Performance by enabling Lite Mode
If you use Google Maps regularly to look up places, get directions, or just browse the next holiday destination to plan what you want to visit, then you may hav
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How to add underlines to links in Google Search again
Google rolled out a change to its search engine that removed all underlines from links.
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Google Docs Add-ons: how to install and use the best extensions?
Install Google Docs add-ons by clicking Extensions > Add-ons > Get add-ons, searching the Google Workspace Marketplace, and clicking Install.
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How to look up the revision history of shared Google Docs documents
I'm currently working on a new web monitoring service with a programming team from Lithuania.
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How to search discussions, blogs, places on Google?
Searching for discussions, blogs, and specific places on Google now relies on specialized search filters, dedicated sections like "Perspectives" or "Discussions
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How to backup and restore Google Drive files
If Google Drive is your file synchronization service of choice, or one of them, then you probably have installed the Drive application on all of your devices an
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Google account features that you need to know about
You probably have a Google account, just like anyone else on the Internet.
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Download Gmail and Google Calendar data from Google Takeout
The Google Takeout service has been created to provide users of Google services with the means to download data to their local system.
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Google retires old Google Contacts interface
Anyone using Google Contacts to manage contacts list? If you are using Gmail as you primary mail service, or other Google services, you may have come into conta
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Google's frightening patent: collect data and interact with others automatically on your behalf
Social Media has grown quite a bit in recent time, with apps readily available at all times to inform users about new posts, photos, and other information at al
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Google's new Account Permissions page causing issues for some
Google updated the account permissions page recently.
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The difference between blocking and muting Google+ users, and how to do it
Google+, just like any other social networking site with messaging and notification options, has its fair share of annoying users.
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Google updates the AdSense homepage
For many large web  sites, advertising comes from deals with individual companies, as well as from major agencies.
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Google makes changes to YouTube comments: enforces Google+ account
If you have been to YouTube in the past 24 hour period you may have noticed a notification in the comment section on the website that provided you with informat
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How to turn off the Hangout History
Google is hard at work at making hangouts, the company's chat product, more appealing.
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Powerbot for Gmail and Dropbox gets a boost
Back in June, when the weather was still warm around these parts, we talked about the integration of Gmail with Evernote -- combining what could be considered t
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iGoogle: What Was it Retired?
iGoogle was a, personalized homepage service launched by Google in 2005 and discontinued on November 1, 2013.
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Missed the Google+ event yesterday? Here is a summary
Google's event yesterday was all about Google+ on mobile and the web, and while that must have been disappointing for the hyped-up crowd that was hoping for som
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Google sign ins have become a tad more difficult for multi-account owners now
Usually when you sign in to an Internet service or site like Gmail, you are asked to enter your username or password to do so.
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Google Takeout update improves Google's data export service
One of the first things that I check when I want to sign up for a cloud-powered service is to make sure that I can export my data back to my system […]
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Removing full urls from search engines is a stupid thing to do
The general consensus among browser developers seems to be that urls confuse the average user.
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How to disable Shared Endorsement Ads on Google
Your Google likes and comments may soon be used by companies for advertisement purpose according to a Terms of Service update the company released earlier today
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YouTube's new commenting system aims to push Google+, nothing more
I do not really read comments on YouTube that often and I attribute that partially to the quality of the comments on the site.
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Google Chrome a potential target for Google's post-cookies plan
The most common way of tracking users on the Internet is through the use of cookies.
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Google to replace black menu with Chrome OS app launcher like menu
If you do not like the black menu bar that Google displays on top of most of the company's properties to interlink between them, now is your time to rejoice as
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Google Alerts RSS Feed Option returns
Google's drive for profitability in most of its services resulted in the discontinuation of several popular services.
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Google Play Services completes 3.2 rollout
Google has slowly been rolling out Play Services version 3.
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Gaze Tracking System is a creepy Google (Glass) patent
If you do not have to pay for a service, it is usually your information that are used to create revenue for that service.
