Google has been taking major steps to improve user privacy and safety for its services. The tech giant recently rolled out a new Data Safety section on the Play Store that shows what user data the apps collect. Now, it has announced a new ability, which will let you remove your personal contact information from search results to prevent financial fraud, identity theft, or other cyber attacks. Let’s take a look at the details below.
Google will now let you request the removal of any personal information such as phone numbers, addresses, and more that shows up in search results. Previously, you could request Google to remove private data such as banking information, national ID numbers, medical records, and images of personal signatures from their search engine.
If the company finds that the submitted URLs are within the scope of the policies, they will be removed for all queries on Google. In another scenario, the URLs will be removed for queries, involving your name. If a request could not be evaluated properly, Google may also request additional information, which you will have to provide to support your case. It is further revealed that personal information will still be available on the internet. Hence, you can contact the hosting site for more details on this.
