For example, my log showed I opened the Instagram app in March, the Gmail app in December 2015 and the Google Play Music app in January 2016. For example, if you regularly open Instagram during your lunch break, Google will show a shortcut for the Instagram app at around 12:30 p.m. in a list of suggested apps. Also, retaining this app data for several years feels like an unnecessarily long time. Google explained that Takeout was designed for people to be able to easily remove their data from Google and use it elsewhere. Deleting Objectionable DataAfter poring through your Google file, ask yourself what personal data you are uncomfortable with having the company keep.

Source: New York Times May 16, 2018 20:26 UTC