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How to delete Google Search history

Proton Blog7 min read

Here's how to clear Google search history on web, iPhone, and Android, plus how to auto-delete and limit what Google collects from now on.

Quick answer: Go to myactivity.google.com(new window) → Delete → All time. It takes less than a minute; full removal from Google’s servers takes about two months. Your Google search history records what you think about when you believe no one is watching. You type questions into a search bar that you wouldn’t ask a doctor, a partner, or a colleague. Over months, those queries add up to a detailed profile of your health, money, relationships, politics, religious beliefs, and fears. Google is worse because it saves your searches to your account next to your email, YouTube history, and location, and it makes most of its money turning that combined picture into targeted ads. With the introduction of AI in Google Search, people type full questions instead of keywords,…

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