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https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/162743?hl=en https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/162743?hl=en I thought it worth noting that Google does stri

• ForHackernews 12y ago
  Not if you have a Google account, they don't. > If you have Web History enabled, this data may also be stored in your Google Account until you delete the record of your search. > When you create a Google Account, Google Web History is automatically turned on.[0] So for everyone who has a Google account, and who hasn't taken specific steps to disable "web history" (read: 99.9% of users) they're storing that data indefinitely. [0] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/54068?rd=1 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/54068?rd=1
  • Centigonal 12y ago
    On that note: The site you linked links to https://history.google.com/history/lookup https://history.google.com/history/lookup , where you can see all of the searches Google associates to your account (if you have web history enabled). For me, this goes all the way back to 2006.
    • ForHackernews 12y ago
      If you turn it off, and then turn it back on again, are all your searches still there?
      • cubancigar11 12y ago
        No.
      • jljljl 12y ago
        There is also a "Delete All" option. Which is frustrating, I wish I could set it to just keep the last 3 months of data, instead of having all or nothing.