google account
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Log Into Your Old Google Accounts Before They’re Deleted
We used to say the internet was written in ink: Anything you did online would stay online forever. These days, however, it’s obvious how wrong that is. Links all over the web no longer go anywhere, YouTube videos disappear for good, and now, Google is ready to keep killing the past, as it plans to…
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Why You Should Delete Your YouTube History Often (and How to Do It)
Like many social media apps designed to suck you in, Google uses what it knows about you — including your YouTube watch history — to serve you an endless stream of content that it thinks will hold your interest. If you have hours to go down a rabbit hole of comedy or cute animals, that…
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How to Turn Off Location Tracking for Your Google Account
Whether you use an iPhone or Android, or whether your computer is a Mac, PC, or Chromebook, Google is likely a big part of your digital life. Unfortunately, Google has made location tracking part of that deal; the company monitors and stores huge amounts of your location data across different apps and devices. Cutting ties…
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How to Set Up ‘2-Step Verification’ for Your Google Account
Google is going to start enrolling all of its users in two-step verification, if they haven’t set it up already. Will it come as a shock to some? Sure. But that’s fine; the surprise will fade away, leaving accounts that are much more secure than they were previously, especially for those people who use easy-to-guess…