Gmail connected to third-party apps and services lets data brokers harvest your email address. Learn how to review and unlink those apps in Google Account settings, then remove your email from data broker sites manually or with a deletion service.
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Every time you use Gmail to sign into a website or app, you're putting your personal information at risk. Data brokers can access your email and sell it, exposing you to targeted ads, phishing attempts and even identity theft. To protect yourself, go to Google Account Settings and review which apps and websites are connected to your Gmail. To do that, go to my account.google.com security from there go down to your connections to third party apps and services and click on See all connections. Then unlink anything you don't recognize or need anymore. Even better, remove your Gmail address and personal information from data broker site. You can do this manually manually by following like how to delete your data series. Or you can hire a deletion service like I did. I partner with a data deletion service called Incogni because I use them and I wanted to make sure that you guys could get the best rate possible. This is the best website for data removal for users to regain control of their online privacy. Comment Incogni and I'll send you a link to protect your data. Now.