Google makes it easier to remove personal information from the search engine

Google simplified removing personal information from your search engine results. Now you can do it right in the "Search".

The company has also updated its policy on explicit personal photos and agreed to remove them even if you uploaded the content yourself. For example, when some web resource uses it without your consent.

In the future, the corporation will begin to notify users of the appearance of their confidential data on the Internet. This can be a phone number, home address, or email.

However, such information after deletion will disappear only from the results of the Google search engine, and not from the entire Internet. To delete any data from a particular site, you need to contact its owners directly.

How to Remove Personal Information from Google Search

1. Enter your name or other relevant information into the search engine.
2. If "Search" returned data that you would like to delete, click on the three dots next to the result, expand the entire menu and select "Delete result".
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3. The last step is to select the reason why you want to delete the content and click on the arrow next to this item.

Google notes that it may take several days to review the application. The company needs time to make sure that "it meets the requirements of the policy for removal."