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youtube — Recommended Actions

All 3 privacy actions we recommend, grouped by category and prioritized by risk.

Privacy Controls(3)

Recommended Actions

Video playlist privacy control

  1. 1Open the YouTube app or go to youtube.com and sign in.
  2. 2Navigate to the video or playlist you want to change.
  3. 3Tap or click the edit or settings option for that video or playlist.
  4. 4Tap 'Visibility' and choose between Public, Private, or Unlisted.
  5. 5Save your changes. Private means only you can see it; Unlisted means only people with the direct link can view it.
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Location history disable

  1. 1Go to the Timeline section of your Google Account at myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols/location.
  2. 2At the top of the page, toggle Timeline off.
  3. 3To also delete previously saved location data, go to Google Maps Timeline and choose to delete all history or specific parts of it.
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Account deletion

  1. 1Before deleting, review and download any data you want to keep by visiting myaccount.google.com/dashboard and using Google Takeout.
  2. 2Go to the Data & Privacy section of your Google Account at myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy.
  3. 3Scroll to 'Your data & privacy options'.
  4. 4Select 'More options' and then 'Delete your Google Account'.
  5. 5Follow the on-screen instructions to confirm and complete the deletion.
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