I should not have to manually clear the history. It should be possible to disable the algorithms without losing your history. The same problem exists for search where they don't even use your account but instead rely on 'unique fingerprint' provided by your browser.
It's very disturbing.
There's browsers and search engines out there that don't track you. These people who use things like Google Home are damned fools IMO. And this tracking technology from private companies is a tool for the government to watch you, as Snowden proved to everyone. Everyone is carrying a camera, a microphone, and a GPS in their pockets at most times in their 24hr life, their debit/credit cards and rewards cards track where they shop & what they buy, the ability of entities to track us is insane.