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Google now lets you password-protect your searches to shield your history from prying eyes Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter 16:18, 25 May 2021 Updated: 16:44, 25 May 2021 YOU can now password-protect your Google Search history so prying eyes don't see it. Google has added the new feature to protect your Web and Activity page, which includes things like searches, YouTube watch history, and questions asked to Google assistant. 2 You need to manually activate the password-protect system in order to use it. First, go to activity.google.com and click on the Manage My Act...

How to Password Protect Your Google Search History and Hide Your Secrets Share Screenshot: Emily Long If you don’t want your partner, spouse or roommate snooping on your Google search or YouTube watch histories but you don’t want to resort to using incognito mode, good news: you can now hide both behind password verification. All of your Google activity, including web and map searches, YouTube history, and Google assistant queries, are compiled and, by default, visible at activity.google.com. That means that anyone with access to a device you’re logged into can see what you’ve searche...

How to Password-Protect Your Google Search History and More Share Photo: Alastair Pike, Getty Images Google’s added a new way to keep other people’s prying eyes out of your search history, YouTube faves, and more. As first spotted by Android Police, the company has started prompting users to password-protect their Web and Activity page, which shows off a person’s history across a slew of Google services. This added password protection is just one of the privacy buffs that Google’s been rolling out after this month’s Google I/O event. This includes a new optional locked folder you ca...