'They also believe in standing up to Government Surveillance.Google’s “My Activity” will allow you to manage the way Google uses your data, and there you can delete any data you don’t want it to use.Unlike Chrome for desktop, Chrome for Android does not allow you to set custom search engines, and neither does the operating system itself.'.'Using Google Search, Chrome, and even just carrying a Google Pixel in my pocket at all times means that potentially someone - be it the feds, the cops or some other government agency - could have access to nearly all of my data because I fit some blanket profile, a geolocation, or just a simple search result.I decided to take my data back.Here are the steps you can take today to stop your data from falling into someone else’s hands.You don’t have to do this step, but search engines like DuckDuckGo are really great, are always encrypted over SSL, and do not track you.Chrome has hidden privacy settings which will allow you to which data to send to Google and what not to.'.
