Get Privacy From Google with Google Dashboard

Google has come under fire recently for their blunt invasion of privacy for those using their systems. Whether you just search, use Gmail, or use numerous other tools Google may know a lot more about you than you think. Google has finally given us the much needed option to see what all they know about us and gives us the option to delete or make private these things from Google.

Having control over your personal data is a great addition and when looking at the Dashboard it is almost overwhelming everything that Google knows, from your web history and Google Talk calls to who you email the most frequent. Privacy advocates are already making their voices heard about Google limiting the number of things you can control yourself as the Google Dashboard still leaves out the major issues such as Google Maps for instance. For those interested in removing your home from google maps we have already made a post about that here on the blog.

For those avid Google users the Google Dashboard is something that you should check out and change to the settings you want as this information is not only your own personal data that should be your’s but if someone hacks into your Google account they can steal your identity fairly quick because of the large amount of information centralized into one location. So not only protect this data but also make sure you have secure passwords that are changed on a quarterly basis at the bare minimum. While changing your Google Dashboard settings this is also a good time to check out your privacy settings on other regularly used websites such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and more to see what data they have and how you can change your privacy settings around to your liking.

To check out Google Dashboard follow the link provided.