10 important google urls that every google user should know

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10 URLs That Every Google User Should Know

Summary: Which website has access to my Google account? What does Google know about me? Where can I see ads that Ive

clicked on Google search? By Amit Agarwal.

Where can you get a list of every ad that you have clicked on Google? Where should you go if you dont remember your

administrator password? What are your interests as determined by Google?

Here are 10 important links that every Google user should know about. hey are tucked away! somewhere deep inside

your Google dashboard.

1. "reate a new Google #ccount using your e$isting email address. he regular sign%up process uses your &gmail.com

address as your Google account username but with this special '()! you can use any other email address as your

username.

htts:!!accounts.google.com!Sign"WithoutGmail #htts:!!accounts.google.com!Sign"WithoutGmail$

*. Google creates a profile of yourself based on the sites you visit! your Google+ account and other signals. hey try to

guess your age! gender and interests and then use this data to serve you more relevant ads. 'se this '() to know how

Google sees you on the web.

htts:!!www.google.com!ads!re%erences! #htts:!!www.google.com!ads!re%erences!$

,. Google lets you e$port all your data out of the Google ecosystem. -ou can download your photos! contacts! Gmail

messages and even your -ouube videos http/www.labnol.orginternetdownload%youtube%videos1,2. Head over the

the akeout page to grab the download links.

htts:!!www.google.com!takeout#htts:!!www.google.com!takeout$

3. 4f you ever find your content appearing on another website that is using one or more Google products 5 say 6logger!

#d7ense! Google+ or -ouube % you can raise a 89"# complaint http/www.labnol.orgtagdmca2with Google against

that site to get that content removed. his wi:ard can also be used to remove websites from Google search results that

are scraping your content.

htts:!!suort.google.com!legal#htts:!!suort.google.com!legal$

;. -our #ndroid device may be reporting your recent location data and velocity are you moving and if yes! how fast are

you moving2 back to Google servers. Head over to the Google 9aps website to see your entire location history and you

also have the option to e$port this data as . Google records every search term that youve ever typed into their search bo$es. hey even keep a log of every ad that

you have clicked on various Google websites.

htts:!!history.google.com #htts:!!history.google.com$

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#lso see/ 7ecret '()s for Google 8rive Google 8ocs http/www.labnol.orginternetdirect%links%for%google%drive*@,;>2

A. -ou need to login to your Gmail account at least once every months else Google may terminate your account


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according to their program policies http/www.google.commailhelpintlenprogramBpolicies.html2.

his can be an issue if you have multiple Gmail accounts so as a workaround! you can setup your main Gmail account as

the trusted content for your secondary accounts. hus Google will keep sending you reminders every few months to

login to your other accounts. Cot available for Google #pps.

htts:!!www.google.com!settings!account!inactive #htts:!!www.google.com!settings!account!inactive$

@. Worried that someone else is using your Google account. Go to the activity report to see a log of every device that hasrecently been used to log into your Google account. -ou also get to know the 4.D. #ddress and their appro$imate

geographic location. 'nfortunately! you cant remotely log out of a Google session.

htts:!!security.google.com!settings!security!activity #htts:!!security.google.com!settings!security!activity$

. his is a complete list of web apps! browser e$tensions! Google 7cripts http/www.labnol.orginternetgoogle%scripts

*@*@12 and mobile apps that have any read or write access to your Google data. 4f the permission level says Eaccess to

basic account infoF! it basically means that you have used your Google account to sign%in to that app.

htts:!!security.google.com!settings!security!ermissions #htts:!!security.google.com!settings!security!ermissions$

10. his is important '() for Google #pps users. 4f your Google #ccount ever gets hackedhttp/www.labnol.orginternet

gmail%and%google%apps%hacked11A2 ! use this secret link to reset your admin password. -oull be asked to verify your

domain name by creating a "C#9= record in your 8C7.

htts:!!admin.google.com!domain.com!&eri%yAdminAccount'assword(eset

I (eplace domain.com in the above '() with your own web domain name.

)his story was originally ublished at *igital Insiration #www.labnol.org$ by Amit Agarwal #amit+labnol.org$. )his rinter,

%riendly version is made available %or your ersonal and non,commercial use only.


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