How to turn off Google's "Search Services History"
If you received an email titled "New privacy settings for Search service" last month (2026 June/July), it's a new setting (enabled by default) that does the following:
Google will now save your media to your Search Services History, applying robust privacy and security protections. Like your Search Services History, your saved media is also used to develop and improve Google services and technologies, including AI models and safety measures.
Steps to turn it off (thanks to this video):
1. Go to https://myactivity.google.com/search-services/settings
2. Untick "Save media", scroll down and click "Turn off":
3. Click "On" → "Turn off and delete activity" → scroll down → "Next" → "Delete":
