Internet Users Have Limited Control Over Their Privacy

User privacy has all but vanished in today's society. By simply agreeing to terms and conditions for various services and apps you automatically give them access to all of your most sensitive data which is then used to send you targeted advertising and is also sold to third parties. Information They Collect Google collects and stores more information than other big tech companies by far. That’s not surprising, as their business model relies on knowing as much data as possible (and making it super easy for you to access). However, the company keeps a tremendous amount of data on you, the searcher, as well as the world at large. From your precise location to your browsing history, from your activity on third-party sites or apps to the emails in your Gmail account, if it’s data, there’s a good chance that Google is collecting it.

Personal Information

Name	data is collected
Username	data not collected
Password	data not collected
Phone Number	data is collected
Payment Information	data is collected
Address	data not collected
Social Security Number	data not collected
Driver’s license number	data not collected
Email Address	data is collected
Emails You Write and Receive	data is collected
Stored Videos and Photos	data is collected
Metadata of photos and files	data not collected
Stored documents	data is collected
Stored spreadsheets	data is collected
YouTube comments	data is collected
Contact Info from devices	data not collected

Google collects your IP address, crash reports, system activity, date, time, and referrer URL of your requests, data about interactions between apps, browser and device type, application version number, app usage, carrier name, and operating system.

Unique Identifiers

IP address	data is collected
Crash reports	data not collected
System Activity	data is collected
Date, time and referrer URL of requests	data is collected
Data about interactions between apps	data is collected
Browser type	data is collected
Device type	data is collected
Application version number	data is collected
Carrier name	data is collected
Operating system	data is collected

They also collect your name, phone number, payment information if you’ve made any purchases through Google, email address, emails you write and receive, your stored videos, photos, documents, and spreadsheets, and your comments on YouTube.

Activity

Search Terms	data is collected
Networks/ Connections	data not collected
Messages	data not collected
Content	data not collected
Videos Watched	data is collected
Views and Interactions with Content and Ads	data is collected
Video and Audio Information If Audio Features Are Used	data is collected
Time, Frequency and Duration of Activity	data is collected
Purchase Activity	data is collected
Reviews	data not collected
People You Communicate/ Share Content With	data is collected
Activity on Third-Party Sites and Apps	data is collected
Browsing History	data is collected
Calling-Party Number	data is collected
Receiving Party Number	data is collected
Forwarding Numbers	data is collected
Times and Dates and Calls of Text	data is collected
Call Duration	data is collected
Routing Information	data is collected
Types of Calls	data is collected
Privacy Settings	data not collected

Google keeps track of your search terms, videos watch, views, and interactions with content and ads, plus your video and audio information if these features were used. They’ll also keep track of your purchase activity, and, if a third-party site uses Google services, your activity on those sites or apps. They’ll also keep track of your browsing history if you use a Chrome browser synced with a Google account. Finally, if you’ve used Google to make calls or text, then they’ve also collected the calling and receiving party numbers, forwarding numbers, times and dates of your calls and texts, call durations, routing information, and types of calls.

Location Information

Time Zone	data not collected
GPS	data is collected
Sensor Data From Device	data is collected
Information About Things Near Device (i.e Wi-Fi Access Points, Cell Towers, Bluetooth-enabled Devices, etc.)	data is collected

As far as location goes, Google keeps track of your via GPS, sensor data from your device, and information about things near your device like Wi-Fi access points, cell towers, or Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Publicly Accessible Sources

Local Newspapers	data is collected
Third Party Marketing Partners	data is collected
Advertisers	data is collected
Credit History From Credit Bureaus	data not collected

Google may obtain your information from you from local newspapers, third party marketing partners, or advertisers. Third party apps also collect a staggering amount of information. Here is an example of some of the shocking additional information that Tik Tok collects from users.

• The videos you watch and re-watch

• The videos you comment on

• The keyboard rhythms you have when you type

• Your phone and location data

• Clipboard data

• Private messages and contacts

• Any information you share while creating your account

• Information from linked social media accounts

https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/