Google have been tracking their customers' spending habits and keeping a permanent record online. The Silicon Valley company has previously promised to honour privacy but has been saving the shopping history of customers via e-receipts sent to their Gmail. A disclaimer on the page says: 'Information about your orders may also be saved with your activity in other Google services'. HOW GOOGLE TRACKS YOUR PURCHASES The company scans your Gmail for purchase receipts. Google says it gained consent to gather and keep this data by asking users to tick a box when they sign up for a Google account.

Source: Daily Mail May 20, 2019 13:41 UTC