Google Search: Personal Information can be removed!

If you get upset after seeing your personal information like phone number, home address etc., on a Google search, there is no need to panic. The company is bringing a new feature for Google Search, with the help of which you can request the removal of personal information. This feature allows you to delete your sensitive personal information such as contact details, login credentials, phone numbers etc. All you need to do is submit a request, and Google will evaluate it. If the request meets the company's criteria, it will be removed from Google Search.

Easy to remove personal information

Google has announced via a blog post that it will allow the removal of personally identifiable information from Google search results. This feature has been introduced to give users more control over their sensitive, personally identifiable information. Users can request Google to remove personal information such as bank account numbers, credit card numbers, handwritten signature images, ID document images, medical records, restricted and official records, phone numbers, email addresses, home or office addresses, etc. Google says that if the request meets the criteria, it will be removed from the search.

How to remove personal information from Google

The way to remove personal information from Google Search is simple. 

• For this, you have to go to the Google support page. 
• On this page, you will need to fill out a request form to have your personal information removed from Google. 
• You will receive an automatic email confirmation after submitting it. 
• Your request will then be reviewed by the above requirements. 
• If the company feels that it needs more details from you, it can ask you. The company can direct the re-submission of the application. 
• Your request will be reevaluated once again, and the private data will be removed from the public domain if it meets the criteria.

List of personal information removals that are available

• Confidential government ID numbers, bank accounts and credit card numbers.
• Images of handwritten signature and document.
• Non-consensual explicit or intimate pictures from Google.
• Medical records and other official records.
• Personal contact information and login credentials.
• Involuntary fake pornography from Google.
• Content about me on sites with exploitative removal pictures from Google.
• Remove Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or doxxing content from Google search.
• Images of minors from Google search results.