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Google Wallet is a multifunctional tool that can be used not only for making payments, but also for buying tickets or storing digital copies of personal documents. If you don't want to have a physical wallet full of various cards, the easiest and safest method is to upload them to Google Wallet and use them to identify yourself in this form. However, some people may still be bothered by the fact that Google "sees" too well into users' data. But that will change now.

Google is within Google Wallets trying to offer maxmaximum possible security and create a feeling of complete privacy. But the moment you decide to fill out a questionnaire on the internet and your data will automatically appear in it, you may start to doubt the protection of your privacy. Google simply knows you perfectly and there is no way to prevent this from happening when you use its services.

Now the tech giant has decided to reassure users more and offer them higher level of securityThis will only apply to Google Wallet and only to personal documents uploaded to it. As part of April Google System Services updates There is now an option to set for each document whether Google can use it to automatically fill out questionnaires and forms.

Creating a sense of privacy

This simply means that you will be able to enable the feature, for example Autofill on your driver's license, but disable it on your passport. Google will have to respect this setting, and you will then have to fill in the necessary information manually in online questionnaires. Which is much safer, especially if you lend your device s PenGoogle's wife and her children or other family members.

updates Play Services is being introduced gradually and is currently only available to a fraction of users. Therefore, it is not yet clear whether Google is providing other security options or has focused only on enabling/disabling autofilling of personal data from documents. In any case, it is a welcome step forward.

At the same time, Google Wallet receives reworking design. This again applies to the ID card, which will now be accessible faster. And you will also be able to edit them or search for what you need more easily. This change is also being introduced gradually, so while some users have already noticed it, others will have to wait a few more days.

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