Hello Michael,
Thank you for contacting AVG Community Support.
We are glad to help you.
Could you please confirm on which browser you wish to keep the browsing history?
Also we'd like to inform you that, deleting tracking cookies will avoid others from tracking your online activity.
Awaiting your response.
I like to be able to review my history, it helps me to track what I have been doing.
How can I keep that?
How does deleting my history protect me?
Thank you for writing us back, Michael.
We are glad to clarify this to you.
The Browser history and cookies are two different things.
> Browser data is information that is often stored in your browser when you interact with websites. Browser data allows anybody else who uses your PC or Mac to view your search history, and see which websites you have visited. Although this can be convenient, it also puts your privacy at risk and may allow third parties to access your private data.
> Cookies are files that websites, trackers, and third parties leave on your web browser that allow them to view your online activity. Targeted ads, which are ads that appear to match your online activity. To prevent targeted ads and to protect your privacy online, it is important to clear your cookies regularly.
Please let us know if you've any queries related to AVG and we'll certainly help you.
Thank you.
Thank you for replying.
I use mostly Chrome, because my organization uses a platform which is optimized for Chrome, and the platform creators say that using any other browser may cause problems.
So, if I am trying to see my browsing history in Chrome, is that using 'tracking cookies'?
Who else can see my history?
Thank you for writing us back, Michael.
We would like to clarify that it is not possible for others to view the websites which you visited but the data stored on the website can be accessed. When you visit a website, you usually provide data related to your device configuration, browser, and online behavior. This is continuously stored and builds as you continue to interact with websites. Almost every website collects user data via the same types of advertising networks, which means that all your online activity is tracked and added to your own unique online profile. As you repeatedly visit your favorite websites, access your online accounts, shop online, and fill various forms, your online profile behaves like a 'digital fingerprint', which you leave everywhere you go on the web.
Your digital fingerprint is not connected to your actual identity, but it can be used to create an accurate profile of you as an individual. Online tracking techniques study your interests, age, religion, medical issues, income, expenses, shopping habits, and other highly personal information. While this helps sellers personalize their ads, it can also represent a violation of your privacy.
Online tracking is the process of gathering information about you through sophisticated analytics embedded in websites. The information gained via online tracking is used to create your unique online profile (or digital fingerprint), which allows advertisers to identify you online. This can affect you in several ways:
1. Advertisers may use information about your online behavior to spam you with targeted advertising.
2. Certain websites may also show higher prices for products that you have been researching online, such as plane tickets.
3. Many of your favorite websites store huge amounts of information about you, which is vulnerable to data breaches. If this data is breached, third parties(websites) can access and use your personal data.
Also, we are sorry to know that you are unable to access websites after installing AVG Internet Security.
Please confirm whether you are unable to access cetain websites or all the websites and do you get any threat pop-ups from AVG while visiting the websites.
Do you face this issue in all browsers or in any particular browser?
Thank you and keep us updated.