Google Dashboard Knows Everything About You

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Google is undoubtedly one of the best resources the Internet has to offer. The company has so many tools available which most of use every day that we’d simply hate to see the Internet without Google. Sure we can complain all we want about various aspects concerning Google’s services but we won’t be able to deny the fact that, in the end, we don’t mind seeing Google taking over the Internet.

A new feature has been brought to our attention. Google has unveiled the Google Dashboard which is supposed to be a service that will keep track of everything you’re doing online with your Google account. Google’s aim is to provide a transparent look into the information it stores about you. The whole thing is a good idea if know for a fact that nobody else is able to access your Google account. Because if they can, they will know everything else Google knows about you.

The Dashboard offers quick access to all Google’s services that you happen to use. Everything is nicely stored on a single web page. More than 20 services and tools are currently available in the Dashboard and those include Gmail, Google Docs, Google Voice, YouTube, Picassa, Wave, Checkout, Blogger, Calendar, Orkut, Talk, Reader, Alerts, Latitude, Maps, AdSense, AdWords, Tasks, iGoogle, Analytics, Feedburner, Groups and more. I got tired listing all these services and I don’t even use them all yet. I’m sure though that with the Dashboard in place we will rethink our whole approach when it comes to Google services. The new app might bring some of the apps that we knew little about to our attention. In other words, the Dashboard might just be the app manager we were looking for our Google account.

Like I said above, there’s nothing to worry about when it comes to your privacy. Sure it all becomes dangerous when someone manages to steal your identity but you do know how to prevent that, right? The information stored into the Dashboard can be very limited if you happen to use only a few Google services but it will amount to more and more as you let more Google tools enter your life.

If you’re really paranoid about it you can use various Google accounts to make sure that at least stuff like your personal email and calendar are stored safely. That will not guarantee however that your Google accounts will be completely safe when it comes to hacking. The alternative is to stop using Google altogether which is something less likely to happen. As I said at the beginning, Google is slowly taking the Internet over and whether we like it or not, we’re already happy about using some of its services. So why not get familiar with the Dashboard already? What’s your opinion on the Dashboard? Have you had a chance of testing it yet?

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