3 ms·
While deleting data does save space, one 10-minute YouTube video is far bigger than a few years of browsing history. Google isn't turning auto-delete for storag
by tylerhou 6y ago
While deleting data does save space, one 10-minute YouTube video is far bigger than a few years of browsing history. Google isn't turning auto-delete for storage reasons.
YouTube watch data is used to personalize recommendations, and browsing data is used to personalize ads: https://policies.google.com/privacy#whycollect https://policies.google.com/privacy#whycollect.
Disclaimer: I work at Google.
- diegoperini 6y agoThanks for sharing.
- adrianhel 6y agoCan I consent to permanent storage somewhere? I love using the timeline in Google Maps!
- tylerhou 6y agoYes, in “my activity.” https://myactivity.google.com/activitycontrols https://myactivity.google.com/activitycontrols The location history setting toggles whether data for My Timeline is kept.
- machinehermit 6y agoI just don't get how Youtube recommendations are so bad. So often it recommends me things I have already watched. Or the algorithm knows I like David Bowie so recommends me "Changes". The most boring possible recommendation it can give to a David Bowie fan. I really wish it had a setting to up the daring of the recommendation. It seems designed to just never recommend something that I would really hate but in doing so it never recommends me anything all that interesting.