Google records all of your search history, plain and simple. To use any of the company’s services, like YouTube, Gmail, and Google Maps, and personalize those services, you need to be signed in with a Google account.
How to Prevent Google from Tracking Your Location
Given the ongoing concerns about your privacy, you should understand what information Google keeps about you, how that information is used, and what you can do to better protect and secure your Google searches.
Once you're signed in to one of your accounts, Google actively tracks the following:
Google details all of this surveillance in its terms of service and privacy policy. While these are heavy legal documents, they’re worth a quick look if you’re concerned about how Google tracks and stores your information.
