I’m surprised that this post doesn’t contain a link to
turn off all of these settings (maybe another version of this post does, who knows)
Go to https://myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols and this will take you to a page which states what information Google is currently tracking. Each section has a blue slider next to it. Click it and it will come up with a confirmation box, scroll through it and select “pause” and you should be good to go.
I remember how weirded out I was when I used my gmail to buy a plane ticket, and right away the info appeared in my phone calendar, about day, time of flight etc. To some it might even seem convenient, but it’s creepy. It scanned through my personal mail and acquired confidential info about my private life. It’s not normal. I’ve had all my ‘info storing’ options in the Google setting turned off for a while now, and I still don’t feel safe, knowing it’s up to them to do that.
Don’t forget to also turn of the add personalization!!
