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Privacy-Favoring Search Engine Features

Google Gives Users More Power Over Their Data

— October 26, 2018 — Pop Culture
Earlier this year, Google launched a privacy-centric experience for its products, as well as an updated Privacy Policy and in October, the platform announces a new search engine feature that will allow users to better control their data. From now on, individuals browsing the Internet can easily access their history directly without ever leaving Search. This new add-on comes with a few benefits. Individuals can now easily review and delete recent activity, as well as efficiently gain access to "the most relevant privacy controls in [their] Google Account." The platform adds an aura of transparency to the new search engine feature, as users are offered the opportunity to learn more about how Search makes use of the available information.

Prior to this, retrospective data could have been only accessed and managed by visiting and navigating one's Google Account.
Trend Themes
1. Privacy-centric Product Experience - Companies can develop and market products that prioritize data privacy and transparency like Google's updated privacy-centric experience.
2. User-controlled Data Management - Technology companies can offer features that allow users to easily manage their data and access the most relevant privacy controls, as demonstrated by Google's new search engine feature.
3. Transparency in Data Handling - Businesses can provide more transparency about how they handle user data, as Google has done with its new search engine feature which offers users the opportunity to learn about their data usage.
Industry Implications
1. Technology - Technology companies can prioritize data privacy and user control in their product design and development, like Google's updated privacy-centric experience and search engine feature.
2. Data Management - Companies focused on data management can offer tools and solutions that give users more control over their data, as demonstrated by Google's new search engine feature.
3. Online Marketing and Advertising - Marketing and advertising companies can improve transparency and trust with customers by being more upfront about their data usage and handling practices, like Google's new search engine feature offers to users.
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