Google announces “My Account” to manage user privacy and data protection

Have you ever lost your cell phone or forgotten it somewhere and had to erase the data like there was no tomorrow, or you want to share photos with some of your friends, not all of them, or even hesitate when downloading an app that asks you for too many permissions on device?

The American Research Center Pew made one study recently and shows that, 93% of Americans think it's important control access to your information and 90% se worry with the information collected about them, but only 9% actually feel have control about all this. It is with this in mind that the Google decided to gather in a portal, baptized My account, all the information necessary to have full control over the security and privacy of the data users who use their services. 

last week at Google I/O (Check it out here our full coverage of the event) the Google announced the launch of Android M, the new version of Android, where users will have more control over the information and permissions they give to the apps they install on their smartphones. As part of this new positioning, today the Google launched the My Account , portal that provides quick access to settings and has useful tools for data verification and privacy.

On the portal you can make a Security Check and update your data, enable XNUMX-step verification, security question, etc. At the Privacy Checkup you canprevent and adjust which data the Google uses, what information is public or private and decides who can see it and also manages the information that can be used in the search, Maps e YouTube.

Another interesting new feature is the ad configuration tool that allows you to change the types of ads you see on Google by adjusting interests, age and gender, or turning off interest-based ads. A good idea for you who are tired of seeing Jequiti ads in your searches.

If you're interested in knowing what types of data Google collects, or wondering: “What does Google do with the collected data?” Google also launched a portal dedicated to solving these and other doubts, the privacy.google.com. With these releases today and the upcoming news in Android M, users of Android and Google services can finally feel that they own their data and really know where it goes and where and how it is used.

Source: Google Blog