Why can I see other people's Google searches?

Google searches appearing on other devices is a common symptom of device sharing between friends and family. Whilst you may not have been aware of it at the time, every time another person logs into a Google account on your device, or you log into another device yourself, you're opening yourself up to this dilemma.
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Can someone else see my Google search history?

Go to your Google Account. On the left, click Personal info. Under “Choose what others see”, click Go to About me. Below a type of info, you can choose who currently sees your info.
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Why am I getting someone else's search history?

That's probably because you are using the same Google account in both devices in the Search app and Chrome. And at the same time in your settings you've got sync on. You can sign out or switch sync off..
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Why are my Google searches showing up on someone else's phone?

And here's why: Your searches will appear on another device if you have synchronization enabled for your Google account. How to stop Google from sharing my searches? To prevent this, you can first delete your search history and remove your Google account from other devices.
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How do I stop my Google search history from showing on other devices?

Turn Web & App Activity on or off
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device's Settings app Google. Manage your Google Account.
  2. Tap Data & personalization.
  3. Under "Activity controls," tap Web & App Activity.
  4. Turn Web & App Activity on or off.
  5. When Web & App Activity is on:
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How to access, check and track someone's Google surfing History (Simple ; not fake)



Why do my searches show up on my wife's iPhone?

That's normal if you are sharing an Apple ID with your wife. If you don't want to do that, Settings > iCloud > sign out. If you want to continue sharing an Apple ID, but wish to prevent Safari from syncing on the devices using it, turn off Safari on that same Settings page.
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Can my wife see my internet history?

Internet service providers too can see a lot of what you're doing online. It's becoming increasingly important to protect yourself from parties spying on you. Your data, such as your browsing history, your IP address, and even your personally identifiable information can be accessed.
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How do I turn Google Sync off?

Sign out and turn off sync
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
  2. To the right of the address bar, tap More. Settings.
  3. Tap your name.
  4. Tap Sign out and turn off sync. When you turn off sync and sign out, you'll also be signed out of other Google services, like Gmail.
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Can someone see my browsing history from another phone?

An app legally installed on someone else's phone won't be associated with any privacy-violating actions. Of course, you need to get the consent of the target person before you start monitoring their activity. However, if you're going to check on your underage child, you can freely use eyeZy without them knowing.
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Why is my Safari Search history showing up on other devices?

When you're logged into the same iCloud account from multiple Apple devices, iCloud will sync your Safari browsing history across the devices. Sometimes, however, your devices can get out of sync and waiting around for iCloud to catch up can be frustrating.
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How can you tell if your browsing history is being monitored?

How to Detect If Somebody Is Monitoring My Internet Activity
  1. Check your taskbar. ...
  2. Open the Windows Start menu and select "Control Panel." Click "Windows Firewall." Programs that monitor your network activity must be granted access to your computer, and many times will open ports in your firewall.
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Can someone see what I am browsing?

Despite the privacy precautions you take, there is someone who can see everything you do online: your Internet Service Provider (ISP). When it comes to online privacy, there are a lot of steps you can take to clean up your browsing history and prevent sites from tracking you.
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Can someone see my search history if I delete it?

Even if you delete all or some of your activity, Google still maintains records about the way you used its web browser related to the deleted data — if you search for something, it'll remember that you searched for something at that specific time and date, but not what you specifically you searched for, according to ...
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What happens if I turn off Google Sync?

If you turn off sync, you can still see your bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings on your computer. If you make any changes, they won't be saved to your Google Account and synced to your other devices. When you turn off sync, you'll also be signed out of other Google services, like Gmail.
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How do I Unsync my Google Account from another device?

Remove a Google or other account from your phone
  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Passwords & accounts. ...
  3. Under "Accounts for," tap the account you want to remove. ...
  4. To confirm, tap Remove account. ...
  5. If this is the only Google Account on the phone, you'll need to enter your phone's pattern, PIN, or password for security.
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Who is synced to my phone?

Go to settings / Accounts - from here you'll see a list of accounts that are active, if you click into Google it will show you all the data that is being synced up.
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How do I delete my WiFi history?

How Do I Clear My Wi-Fi Router History?
  1. Log into your router via your web browser.
  2. Click Advanced.
  3. Click System.
  4. Click System Log. This may also be called Administration, History, or Logs depending on your router.
  5. Click Clear All or Delete All.
  6. Click yes or agree. ...
  7. Your logs are now deleted.
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How do I stop WiFi owner from viewing my history?

5 ways to hide your browsing history from ISPs
  1. Use a VPN. Your internet service provider can't see your history when you use a VPN. ...
  2. Browse with Tor. ...
  3. Change your DNS settings. ...
  4. Install HTTPS Everywhere. ...
  5. Use a privacy-conscious search engine.
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Can the WiFi owner see what I search on Google?

— Can WiFi owner see what I search? The answer is “NO” unless you use some outdated search engine from the past. Today all contemporary web-searches have HTTPS enabled on their sites so all data inside all of the search engine pages are encrypted and no WiFi owner can see what you searched.
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How do I stop my iPhone from syncing with Google?

To save your info to your Google Account, turn on sync.
...
Sign out and turn off sync
  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app .
  2. Tap More Settings .
  3. Tap your name.
  4. Tap Sign Out.
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How do I know if my IP address is being monitored?

The Netstat command works best when you have as few applications opened as possible, preferably just one Internet browser. The Netstat generates a list of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that your computer is sending information to.
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When you delete Google history is it really gone?

Everyone's worst Internet fears have been realised and they probably don't even know it. It turns out that deleting your browser history doesn't really delete anything and there is a record of every Google search you have ever made, right back to the very first one.
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Can someone see what you browse on their Wi-Fi?

Almost every Wi-Fi router keeps logs of the websites the connected devices are visiting. Only the Wi-Fi owner has the permission to check out the logs of the Wi-Fi router to understand which connected user visited which websites. Therefore, when you are connected to someone's Wi-Fi, he can see your browsing history.
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How do I stop Safari from sharing browsing history between devices?

To do this, from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad, tap the Settings option. Then scroll down within the main Settings menu and tap the iCloud option. From the iCloud Control Panel menu within Settings (shown in Figure 1), turn off the virtual switches associated with Safari and Keychain.
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How do I stop Safari from sharing between devices?

Turn off Handoff on your devices

Mac: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click General, then deselect “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.”
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