Can my subscribers see my playlist on YouTube?

See your recent subscribers. You cansee a list of your channel's 100 most recentsubscribers in YouTube Studio. The list only showssubscribers who have chosen to make their subscriptionspublic. When a viewer first joins YouTube, theirsubscriptions list is set to private by default.

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Also to know is, can others see what I watch on YouTube?

YouTube Channel Privacy However, your viewing history is private and there's nooption to make it public. This means other YouTube userswon't be able to see any record of your viewing history fromyour YouTube channel page.

Similarly, can others see my liked videos on YouTube? By default YouTube displays a list ofvideos you have liked on your video channel.Go to YouTube. Click on your user icon at the top right ofthe window then click on the cog icon [YouTube settings]Click 'Privacy' and place a tick next to 'Keep all my LikedVideos and Liked Playlists private'

In this way, can others see my YouTube playlists?

Public videos and playlists can be seen by andshared with anyone. Private videos and playlists canonly be seen by you and the users you choose. Unlisted videos andplaylists can be seen and shared by anyone with thelink.

Can WiFi see my YouTube history?

Yes, the link to the youtube video is mostlikely visible across the communication link. No, yourWiFi access point does not generally keep track ofany visited website, your ISP probably doesthough.

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YouTube does track the viewing history ofthe videos watched from a YouTube account. Unlessyou were surfing the Web in “Incognito” mode,which does not keep track of the sites youvisit, the Web browser's history list also shows the pagesyou have recently viewed. You can, however, clearboth lists.

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Go to the "Video Manager" section of your account. Clickon the History tab in the sidebar. Then, click "Clear AllViewing History". Once you've cleared your history,click "Pause Viewing History" to stop YouTube fromrecording your future activity.

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The owner does not see the user who has watchedtheir video, only the number of views thatvideo has. Although through YouTube Analytics theycan see the demographics of the viewers. E.g. Gender, Agegroup, Country.

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Google Search History

You might not know it, but every time you useGoogle to perform an online search. For anyonethat figures out your password [which easier than you might think],they could simply visit //google.com/history andto see all of your personal web histories, it is even neatlycategorized.

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WiFi providers can see your browsinghistory, every web page you have been visiting while connectedto their WiFi network. The traffic is encrypted, sothe WiFi admins cannot see the web pages contents butWiFi provider can still see your browsinghistory and all the pages you have beenbrowsing.

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Access your watch history by selecting History in the Guideor the hourglass at the bottom of any YouTube page.

1. Remove a video: Select Remove from watch history to the rightof the video details to remove a video from your watchhistory.
2. Clear watch history: Select Clear all watch history to deleteyour entire history.

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When you open the app, click on the search icon. Thesearch history should pull right up letting you know all thesearches that have taken place in the app. To view the watchhistory, you can click on the Library icon inside the appand then tap “History”.

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When uploading a video to YouTube, you canchange the privacy settings for that video to Public,Private, or Unlisted. Public is the default setting and thatmeans anybody can see your video. This means that thisvideo could still be seen by anyone, but only if they guessthe link!

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Sign in to your channel on YouTube. Go to youraccount privacy settings by clicking your channel icon in the topright > Settings or . On the left, select Privacy. Check oruncheck the boxes next to the listed activities.

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Instructions

1. Go to your Video Manager.
2. Find the video you want to change, then click Edit.
3. In the "Privacy Settings" drop-down menu, choose your setting:Public. Unlisted. Private.
4. Click Save changes.

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YouTube: Here's How to Make Your Saved PlaylistsPrivate

1. Step 1: Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner of thescreen.
2. Step 2: Tap “My channel.”
3. Step 3: Tap the gear icon on the right side of the screen.
4. Step 4: Tap the toggle next to “Keep all my savedplaylists private” to hide your saved playlists from otherusers.

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Uncheck the "Favorite a Video" box and click"Save Changes." Your favorites will be hidden from all usersin the future. You can still access your favorites aftermaking them private, by clicking your user name and selecting"Favorites" from the drop-down menu.

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YouTube has become a ubiquitous part of our online world, one where privacy is an issue. Your video-watching habits may be open for the world to see, along with your likes, dislikes, and more. If you create and upload videos, you could accidentally give away private information like your address or phone number.

Here’s how to protect your privacy as much as possible when using the popular video site. Instructions are here for using YouTube on the web and via a mobile app; I used the mobile app on an iPhone, but the Android version should work about the same.

Hide your video preferences

Start off by controlling two of your most important privacy settings: your watching habits and likes.

On the web

• Go to your YouTube homepage. Click on your avatar icon and select “Settings” then “Privacy.”
• The screen shows whether your liked videos, your subscriptions, and your saved playlists can be seen by the world or only by you.
• Check the box next to each category you’d like to keep private, then click “Save.”

On your mobile device

• On the YouTube app, tap on your avatar icon in the top right corner of the window.
• Select “My channel.”
• Tap on the gear icon to the right of your name.
• Under the subhead “Privacy,” you’ll be able to toggle on and off the ability to keep your liked videos, subscriptions, or saved playlists private.

Turn off or customize ad personalization

Google keeps track of the YouTube videos you watch, and it uses that information to deliver personalized ads. But if you don’t want your ad preferences tracked, you can turn it off. If you don’t mind personalized ads but still want some control over your privacy, you can delete some of the information Google has about your interests [for example, your taste in music].

On the web

• Select “Settings” > “Privacy” and then click the Google Ads Settings link in the “Ads based on my interest” section of the page.
• To turn off personalization, move the slider in the “Ad personalization” section to “Off.” [Note that this also turns it off for other Google services, such as search.]
• If you want to tweak your ad settings instead, scroll down to the “How your ads are personalized” section of the page. Enjoy how much Google thinks it knows about you, then click one or more interests that are either wrong or that you simply don’t want Google to know about.
• On the screen that appears, click “Turn off.”
• You won’t be able to turn off the info about your age and gender, however. Click either and a screen appears with an “Update” option that lets you change the gender [to either male, female, or “rather not say”] or age. However, you can’t delete them.

Using the mobile YouTube app

• In the YouTube app, tap “Library” [on the bottom of the screen] then “History.” Then tap the three-button menu and choose “History controls.”
• Tap “Manage all activity,” and from the screen that appears, tap the three-button menu to the right of the Search field, and select “Other Google activity.”
• Scroll down to the “Google Ads Settings” section and tap “Manage Ads Settings.” You’ll come to a page that lets you turn off or edit ad personalization as described previously.

Delete your watch and search history

When you’re signed into your Google account, YouTube keeps track of the videos you’ve viewed and your search history. You can delete any individual video, search, or all of them.

On the web

• Go to your YouTube homepage and click “History” on the left-hand menu. You’ll see a list of all of the YouTube videos you’ve watched.
• Hover your mouse over any video you want to delete from your history, and click the X that appears to delete it.
• To delete every single video, click “Clear All Watch History” from the right side of the page.
• To stop YouTube from remembering your videos, click “Pause Watch History” on the right side of the page.
• To do the same for your search history, select “Search history” on the right side of the page. Click the X next to any search to delete it, and click “Clear All Search History” to delete all searches. Click “Pause Search History” to pause searches.

Using the mobile YouTube app

• Using the YouTube app, tap the Library icon on the lower right of the screen, then tap “History.” You’ll see a list of all the videos you’ve watched when signed into Google.
• Tap the three-button menu next to any video you want to delete, then tap “Remove from Watch history” to delete it.
• Tap the three-button menu on the upper-right of the screen and tap “History Controls.” Tap “Clear watch history” to remove all videos from your history, and “Clear search history” to remove all searches.
• To stop YouTube from remembering your videos, move the slider next to “Pause watch history” to on, and to stop YouTube from remembering your searches, move the slider next to “Pause search history” to on.

Control the privacy of your own videos

If you post videos to YouTube, there’s a lot to worry about: notably, privacy-invading content in your videos. Make sure you don’t inadvertently include any information or pictures you don’t want made public, such as the number on your house or your car’s license plate. Pay close attention to backgrounds because that’s where personal images might slip through.

After taking care of that, do the following if you want only certain people, and not the public at large, to see your videos.

On the web

• Go to your Creator Studio uploads page. Note that the Creator Studio [where YouTube videos are uploaded] has been updated recently; these instructions are for the most recent version.
• Look for the column called “Visibility” and hover your mouse in that column for the video whose privacy you want to control.
• Click on the drop-down arrow and choose either “Private” or “Unlisted.” A private video can’t be seen by anyone unless you share the URL with them. It won’t show up in searches, be posted on your channel, or appear in your feed, and it can’t be shared by others, show up in a channel section, or be commented on. An unlisted video won’t show up in searches, be posted to your channel, or show up in a subscriber feed, but it can be shared and commented on by others, and it will show up in a channel section.
• To share a private or unlisted video, hover your mouse to the right of its description, click the three-button menu to the left of the Visibility column, then select “Get shareable link.” That copies the link to your clipboard; you can now use it to send the link through email, messaging, or however you like.
• When uploading videos in the future, if you don’t want them to be public, choose either “Private” or “Unlisted” from the dialog box that appears when you upload.

Using the mobile YouTube app

• Tap on your avatar icon in the upper right corner of the home screen and select “My channel.”
• You’ll come to a page that has your uploads, playlists, liked videos, saved playlists, and subscriptions. Each of your uploads will have, to the right of the name, three vertical dots. Tap on that.
• On the pop-up menu, tap on “Edit.”
• This is where you can edit the title, description, tags, location, and privacy of your video. Tap on “Privacy.” You can then select “Public,” “Unlisted,” or “Private.”

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