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Parents have a direct mechanism to limit or erase data collection tied to their child's viewing and search activity, which constrains how that history can be used.
Parents may exercise control over watch and search history data by pausing collection or clearing existing history through parental settings.
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"You can pause the collection of watch and search history or clear the watch and search history in the parental settings section of the app.Excerpt from YouTube Kids's Privacy Notice
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Parents have a direct mechanism to limit or erase data collection tied to their child's viewing and search activity, which constrains how that history can be used.
Parents may exercise control over watch and search history data by pausing collection or clearing existing history through parental settings.
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