A person's browser history is a window into their online Identity.

[Z390]

You can not clean it because Google stored your data forever. Even your deleted web browsing history, emails, whatever, they can have terms that after 30 days of deletion, you will lose those documents forever and they will not support you to recover such deleted data.

However, on Google side, they store it and did you read about the lawsuit against Google, that they stored users' web surfing history even in Igconito mode?

If you are serious with privacy, do it at the start.

This is why I am running Lineage OS on my phone, to stay out of google reach, this open-sourcei  Android ROM comes with zero Google service and it is also one of the most secured ROMs out there, your data your rules.

Many people do like what Google is doing, not losing access to their data is why they choose Google, and in this case Google is doing it right, if you lost your phone your data is not lost, you will have access to it when you link your Google account again.
I remember when I sold my old phone years ago, I had to install an CM ROM on the phone in fear of the new buyer having access to my browser history, I felt like formatting the phone memory isn't enough for me, now I don't really care that much, because everything about crypto isn't available on my phone and computer anymore, I now have a hardware wallet but still, browser history has some big pictures about the owner.
My advice is for everyone to go pro by getting an air-gapped device, no need for an internet connection and there is no room for backing anything up into the cloud either, for crypto wise you will be save this way.

[knowngunman]

You have the patience to save and not clean the browser history, for me it's like I clean it annually for a fresh start every year, but if I look or remember the old history on my old phone, it's the same as you, year 2017 at first I started to get interested in bitcoin and I read only articles about btc every time I did research on google. nothing, it's just fun to remember, you also have a point, sometimes we can better recognize what type of person an individual is based on what we can see in their browser history.

I can hardly find my browse histories older than a year not because I use to delete/clear them but because I hardly use a device for a complete year. I don't know if these histories are safe in the browser or email address but if it is former, I can't access them again after changing of device but if it is later, they can possibly be accessed.

Yes, it can tell more about someone's on online but why should we be checking others browsing history without their consent? I think it's totally wrong. By the way, some people are different in real life and online.

I had this idea that incognito was safer, Can I ask if this data is accessible to any other person asides google? if not, does it not mean then that incognito mode is still safe, because asides google and you, no one else can access it.

I don't think these history is available to a third party but Google can always grants access to a third party if the need arise. I remember some times ago in my side here when a user's browse history was brought up during investigation. It was a case of terrorism and the law enforcement agencies recover all their browse histories both cleared and unclear ones, calls histories too in order to reach the root of the case but luckily, the suspects were later discovered innocent and were freed after several months of detention. Your privacy is not absolutely guaranteed as far as internet or technology rather is concerned.

[dkbit98]

Just a simple setting up your web browser to delete all browsing history each time you close it will make a huge difference.
Some browsers like Tor don't even store anything by default, but it's not that hard to do something similar for Firefox, Chrome and other browsers.
I would also avoid using any crypto browser web wallets if possible.

[Churchillvv]

Just a simple setting up your web browser to delete all browsing history each time you close it will make a huge difference.

I just got to find out that it doesn't really change anything, after I saw this thread I went to delete all my browser history on chrome as I was totally not interested in any history related stuff, so I took my time to clear all history.

To my greatest surprise, I found the "My Google Activity" button and clicked on it, I saw that even with my browser history being cleared there are over 8,700 past activities stored in the Google activity. Which means that no matter how much you clear your browser history you will still find it hard to see that it's clean.

No wonder a lot of reputable forum users always say they browse the internet with duckduckgo instead of Google as Google is the opposite of privacy. Maybe from now I will take this into account and start practicing using duckduckgo instead of Google.

[Tungbulu]

Just a simple setting up your web browser to delete all browsing history each time you close it will make a huge difference.

To my greatest surprise, I found the "My Google Activity" button and clicked on it, I saw that even with my browser history being cleared there are over 8,700 past activities stored in the Google activity. Which means that no matter how much you clear your browser history you will still find it hard to see that it's clean.

The reason why Google Chrome made availability for the incognito 🥸 Mode is for users who are quite considerate about the privacy and anonymity of their browser history, to avoid having Google save your current activities on the browser, then using thr incognito mode is so people like you, well of course you generally have a problem with google.

[moneystery]

The sooner we realize that everything we do online leaves a trail, the more conscious we will be about our privacy. For privacy, use TOR when browsing on the internet. It’s not today news that tech companies sell user data to other companies. Google has been accused of this in the past. ...

surfing using incognito mode will only prevent the browser from saving history, it does not increase any privacy, because search engines and operators can see the user's activities. so an option that users can use to increase their privacy is by using the tor network. maybe for ordinary users they will be confused when using this, but online there are many tutorials using this network, so if users want to increase their privacy they can use the available tor network.

[Justinapeter]

You are right seeing this post just made me checked my history and truly one can tell everything about someone by just seeing his or her browsing history, from my browsing history one can tell I love researching about every new thing I come across with and also how interested I am in cryptocurrency.
This topic of yours is very interesting and I think when trying to know about a friend all I need to do is go through his or her browsing history and know somethings about him or her.

[teamsherry]

Op, great job you have done and this reminds me about people who do sell off their phones and other gadgets with having to format it completely riding it off every data from it system storage. People we sell our phone to could through our browser history unknown to us get in vital informations about us and they could use it for phishing scams against us and if we're unlucky we could end up losing money to them. And you be wondering how do this scammer got to know so much about me that he/she was able to get to me.

Your very right selling old phones and gadgets can be very risky especially for those that have saved a lot of passwords on them like I do, if you sell to the wrong persons he can take advantage of it and wipe you of some funds, and also our Browsing history shows a lot about our preferences and what we like and many companies are interested in this data, just a while ago since I started reading about how to get a virtual is number you can use for calls, I started getting adverts about different applications that offer that services and now after reading thsi topic im sure that is because of my recent search in that niche, meaning that our data isn't safe in the hands of any company and we should also try to Browse securely and incognito.

[Tungbulu]

Op, great job you have done and this reminds me about people who do sell off their phones and other gadgets with having to format it completely riding it off every data from it system storage. People we sell our phone to could through our browser history unknown to us get in vital informations about us and they could use it for phishing scams against us and if we're unlucky we could end up losing money to them. And you be wondering how do this scammer got to know so much about me that he/she was able to get to me.

Your very right selling old phones and gadgets can be very risky especially for those that have saved a lot of passwords on them like I do, if you sell to the wrong persons he can take advantage of it and wipe you of some funds, and also our Browsing history shows a lot about our preferences and what we like and many companies are interested in this data, just a while ago since I started reading about how to get a virtual is number you can use for calls, I started getting adverts about different applications that offer that services and now after reading thsi topic im sure that is because of my recent search in that niche, meaning that our data isn't safe in the hands of any company and we should also try to Browse securely and incognito.

Even if one needs/wants to sell their old gadgets, it's always important to factory reset the devices/gadgets in order to wipe off all your information from the device for the new owner to not be able to access any of your information or files.

[Awaklara]

Even if one needs/wants to sell their old gadgets, it's always important to factory reset the devices/gadgets in order to wipe off all your information from the device for the new owner to not be able to access any of your information or files.

This can also be done when you want to secure history privacy. but if what happens is losing the device, then this situation will not be possible.
in other cases when the device is damaged and cannot be accessed. we have to take it to a service center for repairs. and it could also be risky for you to store passwords or important information on the device.

I routinely reset my browser history every month. and most importantly, don't save the password which is usually recommended by the device to make it easier to access devices such as smartphones. I know it's risky and I won't do it.

[Tungbulu]

Even if one needs/wants to sell their old gadgets, it's always important to factory reset the devices/gadgets in order to wipe off all your information from the device for the new owner to not be able to access any of your information or files.

This can also be done when you want to secure history privacy. but if what happens is losing the device, then this situation will not be possible.
in other cases when the device is damaged and cannot be accessed. we have to take it to a service center for repairs. and it could also be risky for you to store passwords or important information on the device.

I routinely reset my browser history every month. and most importantly, don't save the password which is usually recommended by the device to make it easier to access devices such as smartphones. I know it's risky and I won't do it.

Most gadgets now have measures set in place to tackle situations such as one losing his device to avoid invaders getting hold of their information.
People can not remotely access their phones, Google accounts information and data using another device and from other locations, like options to track, lock or factory reset devices that has your Google account registered in them, with such thing in place, I doubt it'll be impossible for intruders to access your information whenever you lose your phone.

And then again, every device has its built in security system that allows only owner of the phone and those he grants access to have access to the phone because they're the only persons that has access to the security keys, pin or password to unlock and access the phone.

And if peradventure the phone gets misplaced or stolen, the new person in possession of the phone would require the owners password to unlock the phone and access any information, and if he eventually decides to bypass the password, he'll be wiping off all the data in device alongside the password or pin, whixh still means your informations are safe.

[Belarge]

Even if one needs/wants to sell their old gadgets, it's always important to factory reset the devices/gadgets in order to wipe off all your information from the device for the new owner to not be able to access any of your information or files.

Our identity is noticed based on the crucial detailed informative data provided. Browser history is important because it involves information we've made research about and they're convenient for our ends if not disposed. Our gadgets are important because they contained the valuable information about us and we do our best to keep it safe.

[coolcoinz]

Browser history is one of the first things the police will check if they get a warrant. They'll take all your personal items, mainly phone and computer and will check everything. Even if you clear browser history search engines remember some of it to hit you with targeted ads.

The easiest way to get to know things about someone is to check their emails, bank account, recent calls and of course past search queries. There were literally cases where people were found guilty of selling drugs and even murder because their queries gave them up.

[Jon_Hodl]

This shows just how important it is to use a VPN for all of your online browsing as well as a privacy focused browser like Brave, Mullvad, and even the Tor browser.

If you use both a VPN and a browser that blocks most cookies, your online privacy will increase substantially.

[pawanjain]

However, on Google side, they store it and did you read about the lawsuit against Google, that they stored users' web surfing history even in Igconito mode?

That was indeed a shocking news. If it hadn't been in the news all of us would have been under the shadow of incognito.
What we do online reveals almost everything about us and this is the reason why we should be very careful about what we do on the internet.

[Marvelockg]

However, on Google side, they store it and did you read about the lawsuit against Google, that they stored users' web surfing history even in Igconito mode?

That was indeed a shocking news. If it hadn't been in the news all of us would have been under the shadow of incognito.
What we do online reveals almost everything about us and this is the reason why we should be very careful about what we do on the internet.

I've never considered any promise  from our browsers of keeping your search data incognito. for most times, even after browsing a particular site while using the incognito option,  you go offline and visit your Facebook to see ads that's in line with what you searched on your browser. How do they now get those information that enables them to bring those recommendations to your screen? Almost all the browsers and social media platforms have literally zero privacy.

I'm not sure that those that talks of end to end encryption do actually allows it to be that way. It's just best to surfe the Internet without giving much concern about who gets access to our shared information as long as they don't directly use it against us.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

However, on Google side, they store it and did you read about the lawsuit against Google, that they stored users' web surfing history even in Igconito mode?

Unfortunately when you are using a centralized service and when it is the biggest in the industry then you are giving them every right to store everything you do with them. Microsoft, Google, Meta are taking your data, making their business empire with your data, when they need they are selling you to anyone they want. You have ZERO privacy.

My advice is for everyone to go pro by getting an air-gapped device, no need for an internet connection and there is no room for backing anything up into the cloud either, for crypto wise you will be save this way.

To keep your wallet safe, this is a good advice but when you are using your computer for daily life affairs then using an air-gapped computer means you are going to watching DVD, listening songs and playing offline video games.

[PX-Z]

However, on Google side, they store it and did you read about the lawsuit against Google, that they stored users' web surfing history even in Igconito mode?

Is it the same way when you access or use google in incognito without account logged in? I bet not, more particularly using adblocker, different browser with advance controls against trackers like firefox. Most data using a browser stores in browser's cache, either in session or cookie as long you clear cache and history regularly, and dont save your browsers activity on your google account setting, i guess it's safe.

[pawanjain]

However, on Google side, they store it and did you read about the lawsuit against Google, that they stored users' web surfing history even in Igconito mode?

That was indeed a shocking news. If it hadn't been in the news all of us would have been under the shadow of incognito.
What we do online reveals almost everything about us and this is the reason why we should be very careful about what we do on the internet.

I've never considered any promise  from our browsers of keeping your search data incognito. for most times, even after browsing a particular site while using the incognito option,  you go offline and visit your Facebook to see ads that's in line with what you searched on your browser. How do they now get those information that enables them to bring those recommendations to your screen? Almost all the browsers and social media platforms have literally zero privacy.

I'm not sure that those that talks of end to end encryption do actually allows it to be that way. It's just best to surfe the Internet without giving much concern about who gets access to our shared information as long as they don't directly use it against us.

Even if you are incognito but you go to facebook and login to your account then the ads are displayed based on the account profile.
May be facebook stores what ads are displayed based on the profile and then displays it on your profile.
But yeah, going incognito is not safe anymore. Using privacy focused browser and using VPNs are the only options left for us.