Youtube Privacy Insights

Updated Nov 18, 2024

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TrustĀ Score

Summary

Google collects extensive user data across multiple services to improve and personalize user experiences. The company uses advanced technologies like machine learning and AI to process user information while providing comprehensive privacy controls.

Safety Concerns

  • Extensive data collection across multiple services
  • Potential privacy risks due to broad data usage
  • Data used for advertising and machine learning purposes

Third Party Sharing

Google shares data with service providers, contractors, and in specific legal circumstances, with clear limitations and user consent mechanisms.

Service Providers

Trusted businesses processing information based on Google's instructions

Services used:
Data Processing
Customer Support
Technical Maintenance
Data collected:
Personal Information
Usage Data

Legal Entities

Disclosure in response to legal processes or enforceable governmental requests

Services used:
Law Enforcement
Government Agencies
Data collected:
Identifying Information

Data Collection

Google collects comprehensive user data across multiple dimensions, including personal, device, activity, and location information.

Identifiers

Name, email, phone number, unique device identifiers

Demographic Information

Age, gender, language preferences

Device Information

Browser type, device settings, IP address, operating system

Location Data

GPS, IP-based location, sensor data

Activity Information

Search terms, video views, app interactions, browsing history

Communication Data

Emails, messages, call logs

Commercial Information

Payment details, purchase history

Opt-Out Options

Manage Google Account Activity Controls

  1. 1Visit myaccount.google.com
  2. 2Navigate to Activity Controls
  3. 3Toggle off specific data collection settings

Ad Personalization Opt-Out

  1. 1Go to Google Ad Settings
  2. 2Turn off 'Ad Personalization'
  3. 3Manage or delete existing ad preferences

Location History Management

  1. 1Access Google Account Location Settings
  2. 2Disable Location History
  3. 3Delete existing location data