{"id":28514,"date":"2016-11-22T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T07:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28514"},"modified":"2021-08-18T16:13:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:13:03","slug":"access-erase-google-usage-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/access-erase-google-usage-history\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Access Your Google Usage History + Erase It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frequent users of Google\u2019s services are probably aware that Google stores information about your usage history. That being said, did you know that you can <strong>access your entire Google usage log online<\/strong>? All of that information can be found through the <a href=\"https:\/\/myactivity.google.com\/?continue=https:\/\/myactivity.google.com\/?continue=https:\/\/myactivity.google.com\/myactivity\">My Activity page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The My Activity page is an <strong>archive of everything you\u2019ve ever did<\/strong> on a Google platform. This includes the standard search engine, the Chrome browser, and even Android smartphones.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on what permissions you gave to Google, you can find your <strong>browsing history<\/strong>, your <strong>YouTube viewing history<\/strong>, and more disturbingly, your <strong>recordings<\/strong> and <strong>conversation history<\/strong> on the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/essential-google-urls\/\">Find Out What Google Knows About You With These 10 URLs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/access-erase-google-usage-history\/01-bundle-view.jpg\" width=\"914\" height=\"528\" alt=\"bundle view\"><\/figure>\n<p>A simple browsing session reveals that Google stores <strong>two years worth of activity information<\/strong>. If you wish to look back at what you did in November 2014, you can do so by adjusting the calendar provided on the webpage.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/access-erase-google-usage-history\/02-filter-by-dates.jpg\" width=\"678\" height=\"531\" alt=\"filter by dates\"><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling very uncomfortable over how much information Google has on you at any point in time, you\u2019ll be glad to know that the My Activity website also comes with an option that allows you to erase any if not all logs that have been created.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/access-erase-google-usage-history\/03-delete-by-topics.jpg\" width=\"656\" height=\"398\" alt=\"delete by topics\"><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, you can also <strong>toggle activity controls on and off<\/strong>, allowing or denying Google access to certain features.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/access-erase-google-usage-history\/04-activity-controls.jpg\" width=\"817\" height=\"675\" alt=\"activity controls\"><\/figure>\n<p>Google does warn that doing so will affect your experience on its platform, but if you prioritize your privacy over convenience, toggling most of these options off would give you some peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/safeguard-online-privacy\/\">9 Simple Tips to Safeguard Your Online Privacy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequent users of Google\u2019s services are probably aware that Google stores information about your usage history. That being said, did you know that you can access your entire Google usage log online? All of that information can be found through the My Activity page. The My Activity page is an archive of everything you\u2019ve ever&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3398],"tags":[37,4605,4601],"topic":[4521],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Access Your Google Usage History + Erase It - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Frequent users of Google&#039;s services are probably aware that Google stores information about your usage history. 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