How to Stop Google Web History Tracking
Google tracks searches you make and Web pages you click on the Google results page as part of your Google Web History. Google uses this information to customize the Google results you receive based on your search and results history. Google stores this information in your Google account if you're signed in or in a Web browser cookie if you're signed out. You can remove the Web history feature from your account if you're logged in or disable its tracking if you're logged out from Google's website.
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Instructions
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Signed In
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Click the gear icon at the top-right corner of a Google search results page.
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Click "Account Settings" in the menu that appears.
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Click "Edit" to the right of "My Products" on the Google Accounts page that appears.
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Click the "Remove Web History permanently" link on the page that appears.
Signed Out
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Click the gear icon that appears at the top-right corner of any Google search results page.
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Click "Web History" in the menu that appears.
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Click the "Disable Customizations Based on Search Activity" link on the page that appears.
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Tips & Warnings
Google stores this setting in a Web browser cookie if you aren't signed in. If you clear your cookies, the setting is reset if you're not signed in.
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