关于这家搜索巨头的隐私政策有很多猜测。为了解决这些问题，Google发布了Google 隐私设置向导(Google Privacy Settings Wizard)，可帮助您评估当前设置并允许您尽可能进行更改。
谷歌隐私设置向导
尽管Google 隐私设置向导(Google Privacy Settings Wizard)是不言自明的，但这里有一个关于它做什么和不做什么的演练。当您打开它时，您首先被带到向导的第一页，要求您开始。
第一页允许您查看您的Google Plus帐户。如今，当您注册新帐户时，Google会让(Google)Google Plus为您创建个人资料。对于年长的用户，它使用现有信息为他们创建一个Plus帐户。例如，他们Blogger帐户中的个人简介将被复制到Google Plus的个人简介中。
该向导(Wizard)可帮助您查看通过Google Plus共享的所有内容。它表示Google Plus个人资料图片、姓名和封面照片（个人资料图片背后的巨大图片）不能保密，任何访问您的Google Plus页面的人都可以看到它们。
同一页面还为您提供了一个链接，可以将您的Google Plus个人资料作为“访客”查看。最好单击该链接并检查您的个人资料对其他人的看法。它将让您了解所有共享的内容和未共享的内容。
另一个复选框允许Google将您公开分享的图片用作其产品背书等的背景。取消选中“不要将我公开分享的Google+照片作为Google产品和服务的背景图片”以防止Google将您的公开照片用作其产品和服务的背景。自己的服务。
您可能还想关闭面部自动检测功能，从而防止人们在他们的产品中标记您。这不仅是一种入侵，我认为Google在其数据库中保留了您的面部设计副本。尽管关闭该选项可能不会将您的面孔从Google的数据库中删除，但对于用户而言，这会更好，因为他们不会在其他人上传的每张图片中识别出您或像您这样的人。
Google 搜索(Google Search)中的共享背书
在复选框下方，所有大写字母都有一个链接，用于编辑Google中的共享背书。共享的认可向您的朋友展示了您对任何产品或地点的看法。您可能使用过Google 地图(Google Maps)和Google 地方信息(Google Places)，并且可能留下了评论。如果有朋友碰巧搜索了该地点，他或她将在与该地点相关的其他信息旁边看到您的评论。例如，您检查了一家餐馆并发表了评论。Google将使用您的评论向您的朋友宣传该餐厅。尽管是否将其关闭取决于您，但我建议您将其关闭，因为它会泄露您的隐私并告诉人们您经常光顾的所有地方。
您只需取消选中“ Google可能会在广告中出现的共享认可中显示我的个人资料名称、个人资料照片和活动”框。” 点击(” Click)完成返回(DONE)谷歌(Google)隐私设置向导(Wizard)。
这部分是向导的主要部分。向导中的其他步骤要短得多且同样重要。
帮助人们与您联系
上述子标题与隐私向导中的子标题相同。它会询问您是否希望使用您的电话号码找到您。它还允许您更改电话号码。
个性化您的 Google 体验
上述副标题作为第三部分出现在Google隐私设置向导中。(Google)这部分是关于收集您的信息并向您展示与您的位置、兴趣等相关的项目/广告。
每个项目都有一个向下的箭头，可单击和展开，如下图所示。您可以展开每个项目并允许或阻止Google收集与该项目相关的信息。
您可以单击“管理活动(MANAGE ACTIVITY)”来检查Google存储的与您正在检查的项目相关的活动。您可以使用此选项删除或保留信息。
Google中的个性化广告管理(Ad Management)
Google隐私设置向导(Wizard)的最后一部分是关于个性化广告管理的。您会惊讶于它所知道的一切——尤其是在您点击管理您的广告设置(MANAGE YOUR ADS SETTINGS)时出现的兴趣副标题下。对零件进行更改后，您可以关闭窗口。
您可以访问 myaccount.google.com 上的Google隐私(Google)设置向导(Wizard)。(myaccount.google.com.)
即使使用Google 隐私设置向导(Google Privacy Settings Wizard)，关于哪些数据真正被共享以及哪些数据没有被共享，仍有很多不清楚的地方。例如，您的位置 -即使您选择基于兴趣的广告， Google也会跟踪您。(Google)Google 是否会(Does Google)阅读电子邮件以向您提供相关广告？为什么Google Plus不隐藏您拥有的YouTube页面，如果隐藏，如何访问该设置？还有一些问题没有得到解答。但是该向导是一个受欢迎的步骤，因为它表明Google正在尝试帮助您解决很多问题，如果不是全部的话。
现在找出 Google 对您的了解(find out what Google knows about you)。(Now find out what Google knows about you.)
Use Google Privacy Settings Wizard to harden your settings
There are many speculatіons regarding the privacy рolicieѕ of the search giant. To counter these, Google has released а Google Privacy Settings Wizard that will help you assess your current settings and allows you to make changes wherever possible.
Google Privacy Settings Wizard
Though the Google Privacy Settings Wizard is self-explanatory, here is a walkthrough of what it does and what not. When you open it, you are first taken to the wizard’s first page asking you to get started.
The first page allows you to review your Google Plus account. These days, Google gets Google Plus to create a profile for you when you sign up for a new account. For older users, it employs already existing information to create a Plus account for them. For example, the bio from their Blogger accounts will be copied to the bio of Google Plus.
The Wizard helps you look at what all is being shared via Google Plus. It says that the Google Plus profile picture, name, and cover photo (the huge image behind your profile picture) cannot be made secret and that they will be visible to anyone who visits your Google Plus page.
The same page also provides you a link to view your Google Plus profile as “visitors”. It is good to click that link and check how your profile looks to others. It will give you an idea of what all is being shared and what is not.
Another checkbox allows Google to use your publicly shared images as backgrounds for backgrounds in its product endorsements etc. Uncheck “Don’t feature my publicly shared Google+ photos as background images on Google products & services” to prevent Google from using your public photos for its own services.
You may also want to turn off auto-detection of your face and thereby, prevent people from tagging you in their products. It is not only a sort of intrusion, I assume Google keeps a copy of your face design in its database. Though turning off the option might not remove your face from Google’s database, it will make it much better for users as they won’t get to identify you or someone like you in every image others upload.
Shared Endorsements in Google Search
Just below the checkboxes, there is a link in all capitals to edit shared endorsements in Google. The shared endorsements show a line from you about any product or place to your friends. You might have used Google Maps and Google Places and might have left a comment. If any friend happens to search for the place, he or she will see your comment next to the other information related to the place. For example, you checked into a restaurant and left a comment. Google will use your comment to promote that restaurant to your friends. Though it is up to you whether to turn it off, I would suggest you to turn it off because it kind of gives away your privacy and tells people what all places you have been frequenting.
You just have to uncheck the box that says “Google may show my profile name, profile photo, and activity in shared endorsements that appear in ads.” Click on DONE to return to Google privacy settings Wizard.
This part is the major section of the wizard. Other steps in wizard are much shorter and as important.
Help People Connect To You
The above subheading is the same as the subheading in the privacy wizard. It will ask you if you wish to get found using your phone number. It also allows you to change your phone numbers.
Personalize Your Google Experience
The above subheading appears in the Google privacy settings wizard as part three. This part is about collecting your information and showing you items/ads related to your locations, interests, etc.
Each item has a down-facing arrow that is clickable and expandable as shown in the image below. You can expand each item and allow or prevent Google from collecting information pertaining to that item.
You can click on MANAGE ACTIVITY to examine the activity stored by Google – related to the item you are checking. You can delete or keep the information using this option.
Personalized Ad Management in Google
The last section in the Google privacy settings Wizard is about personalized ad management. You will be surprised what all it knows – especially under the Interests subheading that appears when you click on MANAGE YOUR ADS SETTINGS. After making changes to the part, you can close the window.
You can access the Google privacy settings Wizard at myaccount.google.com.
Even with the Google Privacy Settings Wizard, much is left unclear as to what all data is really being shared and what is not. For example, your location – Google will be tracking you even if you opt for Interest-based advertisements. Does Google read emails to provide you with relevant advertisements? Why does Google Plus not hide the YouTube page you have and if does, how to access the setting? There are questions left unanswered. But the wizard is a welcome step as it shows that Google is trying to help you sort out many things if not all.
Now find out what Google knows about you.
