Forget that last search: Google announces new privacy features


Google boss Sundar Pichai announces new privacy features at the I/O developer conference. The keynote was broadcast online from the Google campus in Mountain View. — Google/dpa

Google has introduced new privacy features for its various services, allowing you to delete your search query history for the past 15 minutes.

In addition, you'll be able to set up password-protected folders in the Photos app, in case you want to make sure others don't see sensitive files.

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