Google Announces New Privacy, Security Tools
Google rolled out two “significant improvements” to its privacy and security tools Monday, the company said in a blog post, with a “new hub for managing your Google settings called My Account, and a new site that answers important questions…
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about privacy and security on Google.” With the new My Account tool, a user has quick access to the settings and tools that help safeguard privacy and can decide what information is used, Google Product Manager-Account Controls and Settings Guemmy Kim wrote. Users can also get a privacy and security checkup, manage ad settings, control apps that connect to a Google account and more, Kim said. Google’s new privacy site privacy.google.com “candidly” answers questions such as what data Google collects, what Google does with data, what tools users have to control their Google experience, as well as answers how to encrypt and spam filter data, Kim said. “When you trust your personal information with us, you should expect powerful controls that keep it safe and private as well as useful answers to your questions,” Kim said. “Today’s launches are just the latest in our ongoing efforts to protect you and your information on Google.”