Most people know by now that anytime they search for something in Google, the search is saved and used to serve them ads. What is less well known are the different tools that Google has at its disposal to vacuum up data: Gmail, Google Maps, Google Drive, Google Calendar, YouTube, and especially Chrome.

While the easiest solution to avoid having Google sweep up all your data is to avoid using their products, that is not possible for everyone. There are some simple steps you can take though that will improve your privacy and limit the amount of data that Google can collect.

Read ProtonVPN’s Richie Koch’s brilliant article on this subject:
https://protonvpn.com/blog/how-to-delete-your-google-data/