A few days ago, TikTok user @yorgoandlea posted a video that has garnered thousands of comments and hundreds of thousands of views since then. In the short video, she showed that all you have to do to see what Google knows about your internet connection journeys and search activity is a simple Google search for the text string ‘google ad settings.The search will then take you to a page that shows you all the topic categories that Google has found, or that you think apply.
@yorgoandlea try it !!! ## fyp ## fy ## foryoupage ## forupage ## foryou ## 4upage ## fypage
♬ Oh no – Kreepa
In my case, the information is fairly accurate, but that will not always be the case if some of the TikTok comments are indicative. Some users found that their listed age was very wrong, or that interests were completely inaccurate. In my case, Google figured it out for me, taking everything into account. It made my demographics correct, and that the main interests I have are related to different technological areas. Further down the list, however, were categories for music, flowers, and pets that in no way apply to me. After that, I went ahead and removed the items so I could hopefully see no ads about it. You can find your own information by going to this page.
Whether or not you find the information Google has gathered about you creepy, it’s mostly just general information based on your search patterns, ‘reported activity on Google services (like Search or YouTube), as well as your signed activity on non-Google sites and programs. ”
This information is also private, so only you and Google will see it. In addition, the company notes that you will not share or sell your data remotely. Let us know in any case what you think of this, and if Google notices your digital footprint in the comments below.