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Googles piecemeal privateness adjustments now let customers auto-delete their knowledge

Google mentioned Wednesday it’s making a handful of privateness adjustments. In a weblog put up, the search big mentioned it’ll make it simpler for customers to go “incognito” and pause knowledge assortment as they use Google’s cellular apps. It’s additionally including proactive account safety recommen…
Google said Wednesday it’s making a handful of privacy changes. 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 security recommen…

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