When you really take a look at everything Google knows about you, the results are staggering -- maybe even a little frightening.
As a spate of data leaks and privacy violations continues to weaken the public's trust in big tech companies, Google has responded by creating a privacy hub that lets you access, delete and limit the data Google collects on you.
What's worse, whenever you make a change that would restrict how much or for how long Google tracks you, Google warns that its services won't work as well without unfettered access to your data.
We're going to cut through all the clutter and show you how to access the private data Google has on you, as well as how to delete some or all of it.
Chances are, Google has your name, a photo of your face, your birthday, gender, other email addresses you use, your password and phone number.
If you want to see the motherlode of data Google has on you, follow these steps to find it, review it, delete it or set it to automatically delete after a period of time.
If you want Google to stop tracking your web and image searches, browser history, map searches and directions, and interactions with Google Assistant, uncheck both boxes.
This page displays all the information Google has collected on you from the activities mentioned in the previous step, all the way back to the day you created your account.