Google Shows How Much of Your Data is Stored
Google is today launching a new feature called Dashboard. Designed to give you better control of the data that is being stored on various different Google services, the search giant is labeling Dashboard as another positive step toward user privacy.
At one time or another you've probably wondered what kind of information Google has on you. If you're constantly connected there's a good chance you're using more than one or two Google services. So how much of your data is Google storing?
With the help of Dashboards, Google wants to show you exactly how much information it has on you. You can also change your settings if you're not happy with the information being stored.
Dashboard covers more than 20 products and services, including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Web History, Orkut, YouTube, Picasa, Talk, Reader, Alerts, and Latitude - and Google believes the scale and level of detail of the Dashboard is unprecedented.
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Just like anything else that Google has offered up till now, the Dashboard is warmly welcome among users. Even though its a useful "utility" to increase account's protection it doesn't necessary mean that users will be interested in it. Since an average home user is only curious about his/her email(s) and to a better way to stay in connected with friends,family ,etc. (chat)
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On the other hand those with above average interest will surely benefit from it.
All in all it can come handy.
( Or it might be just another way to compensate users for the "glitch" a couple of days back.