Google now lets you password-protect page that shows your searches
In a bid to help protect browsing history and search activities of
its users from others to see, Google will now let
them password-protect the page that shows their searches.
Whenever people use a Google device or
product (Android smartphone or Chrome browser), their activity history is
stored and is available for them to review via 'My Activity; feature.
Now, "if you turn on extra verification, Google will make sure
it's really you before you can see or delete your full history on My
Activity," the company said in an update.
"This can help keep your history safer on shared devices.
This setting only applies to My Activity. Your history may still appear in
other Google products," the company added.
To strengthen your privacy on shared devices, you can choose to
require an extra verification step to view your full history on My Activity.
To activate the verification, go to activity.google.com and click
the Manage My Activity verification link.
According to Android Police, once turned on, "the feature
will ask you to verify your identity before showing your history".
"What this actually does is simply take you to the regular
Google sign-in page, allowing you to either enter your password or connect using
your Android device if you've set that up," the report mentioned.
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