Google uses Gmail to track a history of things you buy — and it's hard to delete

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Google uses Gmail to track a history of things you buy — and it's hard to delete
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Google collects the purchases you've made, including from other stores and places like Amazon, and saves them on a page called Purchases.

Google saves years of information on purchases you've made, even outside Google, and pulls this information from Gmail.

But because the digital receipts went to my Gmail account, Google has a list of info about my buying habits. I ordered a Philly cheesesteak on a hoagie roll with Cheez Whiz and banana peppers on January 14, 2016.I bought a new Kindle on December 18, 2013 from Amazon.Take a look at this sample, which covers some things I bought within the last week:http://myaccount.google.com/purchases"To help you easily view and keep track of your purchases, bookings and subscriptions in one place, we've created a private destination that can only be seen by you," a Google spokesperson told CNBC.

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