Google lets users see some of their personal data

Summary

Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.

Story Published: Nov 5, 2009 at 8:50 AM PST

Story Updated: Nov 5, 2009 at 8:50 AM PST

Google lets users see some of their personal data
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.

The "Dashboard" feature (http://www.google.com/dashboard) unveiled Thursday pulls together all the data that pour into Google's computers whenever Web surfers log in to one of the company' services.

That includes summaries of an individual's e-mail, search requests and viewing habits on Google's video site, YouTube. Before, a user would have to check multiple places for all that.

The snapshot doesn't include any activity that occurs when a person isn't logged into a Google service.

Dashboard represents Google Inc.'s latest step to give its users more control over their personal information and appease privacy watchdogs.