One woman has shown how to find all the information that Google has stored.
TikTok user @yorgoandlea has posted a short clip showing how you can find out what data Google knows about you.
In the clip, go to Google and search for “google ad settings” and sign in; from here it scrolls down a list where you can quickly see that it has age, gender and even the languages it speaks.
He also seems to show things that may interest him, such as “architecture” and “audio equipment.”
The clip has garnered hundreds of thousands of views and has been inundated with comments from people who were amazed at how much Google knows about it.
One person wrote, “Oh God. I tried it: the amount of information!”
Someone else posted, “It’s very accurate.”
A third said, “That’s why I turn off all these things.”
However, others checked theirs and found that the information was far away.
One person said, “Why do mine say I’m over 44 I’m literally 19?”
Another said, “Apparently I’m 65 and interested in Utah and reality TV shows.”
As you probably know, the search engine stores information about your users, such as the videos you watch, your location, your cookie data, and the ads you click on.
According to Google, it does so [its] services work better for you ‘.
The page explains that “Google makes your ads more useful to Google services (such as Search or YouTube) and to websites and applications that partner with Google to show ads.”
“Add: Ads are based on personal information you’ve added to your Google Account, data from Google-associated advertisers, and Google’s estimate of your interest.
“Choose any factor for more information or to update your preferences.”
Google promises to never sell your data, and the company says it uses it to “make relevant ads” while you’re online, but does so without delivering your information to advertisers.
And if you don’t really like it, you can always choose to turn off ad personalization on Google – you can find this option on the same ad settings page where you’ll find your data.