Google “Takeout ” Demonstration

1. Google “Takeout” Demonstration Presented By Bonnie Parham CIS282AF Oct 4, 2012

2. What is Google Takeout?It’s a “Data Liberation Tool” • Created by an engineering team at Google called the “Data Liberation Front”. • Their goal is to make it easier for users to move their data in and out of Google products. Major Benefits: • Store copies of your information on your own computer. • If you leave Google for another product you can take your information to the new service quickly and easily.

3. Currently Supported Google Services • +1s • Buzz • Circles • Google+ connections • Docs • Picasa Web Albums • Profile • Stream • YouTube

4. Google “Takeout” Security Google Takeout will protect your personal information by sometimes requesting password verification even though you're already signed in.

5. 3 Easy Steps to Using “Takeout” • Select the supported applications from which you wish to copy your files or select “Add All Services”. Takeout immediately access the selected files and begins to retrieve the information. • Click on the “Create Archive” button. • Takeout immediately begins to create a .zip files for download. • If your files are large, you can select an option to be notified via email when they are ready for download. • Once the archive files are created, they will be kept for 7 days on Google’s server to be downloaded to other devices as many times as you would like. • Click on the “Download” button. • At this point, you will probably be asked to verify your sign-on information.

6. It’s as simple as that!