If you are using a Google account they can still see everything you do online. Everything you search and every site you visit. I may be dumb for not realizing this, but I felt I should mention it. (If I’m wrong please correct me.)
Yes, a google account logs what you do on google. Why would you think it wouldn’t?
I love how anyone could think VPNs are magic lol
Stop using Google as a search engine. There are better alternatives, eg Ecosia.
VPN does nothing to hide you from Google - FALSE
VPN does nothing to hide you from Google (while signed into Google services) - TRUE
This is common sense
If you’re logged into ANY account online, you can be tracked by the account itself. How is this not obvious?
Hold on.
Not every site you visit.
Not everything you do online.
Whatever you do (including Google), using a VPN hides it correctly from you ISP/government. That’s all.
Whether you use a vpn or not, Google/Apple/etc. logs everything you do with your Google/Apple/etc. That’s all.
Yup, if you’re logged into Google, they track your activity regardless of VPN.
There’s no point in hiding your IP address from Google if you are at the same time literally telling Google who you are by signing into your account.
Vpn not works if you are log in
New question: Does Google keep your history “forever”, or do they actually delete it after a certain time? I set my timer ro 3 months, but is it really gone after that? I’m already looking into alternative web browsers, but can I really delete my entire history from Google?
Got the Brave browser. This should fix it right?
If you are using chrome, just log in with a guest account. Or make a profile that you don’t care is tracked. I have at least 10 google accounts.
Just googled “Why you need a VPN” and got this reply “(VPN) hides their browsing activity, identity and location.” This is basically how they advertise and their biggest promise. I’d say it’s pretty easly to be mislead. 
Everyone who comments what an idiot I am. Yes, I admit my brain turned off for a while. OK? You don’t need to bring it up any more.
I’ve always thought that VPN = “total anonymity”, that my brain shut off. I presume “Incognito” does nothing apart from hiding searches and history from showing up in my browser either?
Pretty silly in hindsight, but they do their best to fool you into a false sense of security with all their marketing.
Thoughts on Duck.com and Yandex.russia?
Not quite right. Even if you’re not signed in to Google, their code on various sites can collect and correlate info about you. “Hey, saw same IP address visit multiple car-buying sites, when he shows up on any other site, advertise cars to him.”
That’s not entirely accurate. You’re right that it doesn’t log EVERYTHING, but there a VAST amount of sites using Google Scripts or services (like Google Ads, Analytics, Fonts, YouTube, Maps, captcha, search), that will tie into your Google cookies and log your activities there.
Even if you’re not logged into Google, it collects your device information (browser type, OS, resolution, add-ons, hardware ids, etc) that can still identify you.
Furthermore, if you use a Safe Browsing feature (especially in Chrome) that detects malicious website, you’re basically telling Google every single site you visit, because the features sends nearly every URL to Google for analysis.