Google's services are powered by data collection. It can be helpful in some cases and too invasive in others. Here's how to ...

Update, March 8, 2025: This story, originally published March 7, has been updated with details of more data that Google has confirmed it will be deleting unless account holders take swift action to ...

Users will be able to change their username only once every 12 months. Plus, they won't be able to delete their new email address for that period of time.

Take control of your privacy by updating these critical Google account settings: pause Web & App Activity, disable Search and Ad Personalization, pause Timeline, review and remove third-party app ...

Google gets a lot of flak for not respecting user privacy. However, your Google account does come with a comprehensive privacy dashboard that most people simply never check. Your Google privacy ...

Google is testing an AI chatbot interface to help you navigate through your account settings. We discovered a chat-based interface, powered by Gemini, that could help you find specific settings items ...

On March 31, 2026, local time, Google announced that it will allow users to change their Google account username (the part of their Gmail account before '@gmail.com'). Google services use your Google ...

Google now allows US users to change their @gmail.com address to a new @gmail.com address, with PCWorld confirming this enables seamless transition without service interruption. The feature has ...

Google Account users in the US can now finally change their Gmail username. The company says the old address will be saved as an alternate, where emails sent to your old address will still reach you.

Check your Chrome settings now. Updated on Dec. 10 with a new government cyber security warning about Chrome’s password manager, as the amount of data available to Chrome increases. Google warns that ...