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Googles piecemeal privateness modifications now let customers auto-delete their information

Google mentioned Wednesday it’s making a handful of privateness modifications for customers. In a weblog publish, the search large mentioned it’ll make it simpler for customers to go “incognito” and pause information assortment as they use Google’s cellular apps. It’s additionally including proactive account securit…
Google said Wednesday it’s making a handful of privacy changes for users. In a blog post, the search giant said it’ll make it easier for users to go “incognito” and pause data collection as they use Google’s mobile apps. It’s also adding proactive account securit…

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