![]() ![]() Google says it's looking into simplifying its settings to make them easier to control, however. ![]() The only solution is to hide iBooks purchase history. Downloaded books may appear on iTunes store even you have removed them from iOS devices. ![]() ![]() Even if it's not being used for ads, there's no clear reason why Google would need to track years of purchases and make it hard to delete that information. If you have synced your iPhone or iPad with iCloud, one thing you need paying attention to is that you cannot delete purchased books from iTunes. Google says it doesn't use your Gmail to show you ads and promises it "does not sell your personal information, which includes your Gmail and Google Account information," and does "not share your personal information with advertisers, unless you have asked us to."īut, for reasons that still aren't clear, it's pulling that information out of your Gmail and dumping it into a "Purchases" page most people don't seem to know exists. It's weird this isn't front and center on Google's new privacy pages or even in Google's privacy checkup feature. However, when CNBC tried this, it didn't work - there was no such option to fully turn off the tracking. Google told CNBC you can turn off the tracking entirely, but you have to go to another page for search setting preferences. Google's activity controls page doesn't give you any ability to manage the data it stores on Purchases. But it says "Information about your orders may also be saved with your activity in other Google services" and that you can see and delete this information on a separate "My Activity" page.Įxcept you can't. Google's privacy page says that only you can view your purchases. ![]()
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