Sets the Content-Type to application/json or multipart/form-data. The default Content-Type is application/json, which tells the server that the request body contains JSON data. Sets the Authorization header to protect your API and user data. For Sign Up, youâre setting a HTTP Basic Authentication header.
What information does Google hold on me? You can check what information is held about you under the Personal Info & privacy tab in the central column (circled), where all data including your email address, phone number, search history and settings are stored.
For something like Google Search history, police can also go straight to a company to gain access to your records. According to its most recent Transparency Report, Google received 12,523 criminal legal requests for user data in the U.S. in the last six months of 2015.