Google Adds a new ' auto-delete ' option for your location history and activity data

Google gives you more control over how long you want your location history and web activity data to be retained by the tech company.

Google has introduced a new, easier, privacy-focused auto-delete feature for your Google Account that will enable you to delete your Location History and Web and App Activity data automatically after a set period.

If enabled, Google Located History allows the company to track the locations you have visited while you are visiting websites and apps using the Web and App activity.

Google has until now allowed you to either disable or manually delete all or some of these data, completely disabled Location history and Web and App Activity features. This allows users to efficiently manage their data without regular deletion controls.

But last year's AP survey showed Google services in Android and iPhone devices keep track of your movement, even if you turn off the Location History feature on all your accounts.

 Just last month, it was also revealed that Google maintains a detailed database of locations on hundreds of millions of Sensorvault telephones around the world that law enforcement agencies are reportedly using to resolve crime cases.

Google introduced its new auto-delete feature after user feedback and concerns about their data. Now users can choose how long they want their location and Web Activity data saved on the servers of the company by providing three options to choose from:

• Keep until I delete manually
• Keep for 18 months then delete automatically
• Keep for 3 months then delete automatically

Here's How You Can Enable Auto-Delete Option

While the option is still not available, Google-shared GIF describes how to enable the auto-delete function step-by- step:

• Visit Google homepage and tap on your profile picture in the upper-right corner
• Click on the Google Account button.
• Select the Data & Personalization tab and click Web & App activity
• Select "Choose to delete automatically."
• Choose between "Keep until I delete manually," "Keep for 18 months," and "Keep for 3 months" options
• Click Next and confirm your choice

With these adjustments enabled, the search engine giant regularly clears out any part of the location history and Google holds web information every 3 months or every 18 months, depending on your preferences.

If you don't want a company to track its location or the web and application history, simply turn off the settings for "Location History" and "Web and App activity." Google states that "in the coming weeks" an auto deletion feature will be launched to allow users to manually delete cookies products and the history of their accounts, "called Clear History.

 Facebook last year announced a similar privacy feature called Clear History. The feature was delayed and is scheduled to start this autumn.