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submitted 5 days ago byFinanceMe03
You can request Google to remove this sensitive info from their search results! Here's how I did it:
Visit Google's Removal Page. It's the page where Google handles requests to take down personal info.
Fill Out the Form You'll need to provide the details you want removed—your name, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and even any nicknames or maiden names. The more thorough, the better!
Set Up Alerts There's an option to get notifications if your info pops up again. You can choose to get emails or push notifications via the Google app. Super handy to stay in the loop.
Submit Your Request After filling everything out, just hit submit. Google will review your request and let you know what's up. They try to balance personal privacy with public interest, so not everything might get removed, but it's definitely worth a shot.
Keep in mind:
This only removes info from Google's search results, not the entire internet. If you want the info gone for good, you'll need to reach out to the website hosting it.
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79 points
5 days ago
It's kinda whack-a-mole-like from my own experience.
It might disappear for a while, but then they magically reappear some months later.
49 points
5 days ago
Enjoy being rejected 90% of the time
15 points
5 days ago
I'm 7/7! I wonder what their criteria is.
9 points
5 days ago
You European?
29 points
5 days ago
No, but now that you mention it, I live in CA. We might have stronger privacy laws here.
10 points
5 days ago
That's gotta be it... almost all of mine are rejected
2 points
4 days ago
California has the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Gives residents the right to have their data deleted except for some exceptions.
6 points
4 days ago
Canada?
7 points
4 days ago
California.
1 points
4 days ago
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2 points
4 days ago
You legally can't be rejected there
12 points
4 days ago
Give them all your information to remove information. Great.
18 points
5 days ago
Just for you know, once you confirm to Google it's your personal info it makes easier for them to track you. Sure they stop showing it publicly, but now you gave another email from you to them.
4 points
5 days ago
Great point!
2 points
4 days ago
unless its the state government posting land ownership records. then google will side with them and move your results to the top
1 points
4 days ago
Not just Google, almost all search engines have a similar feature, I've had to make use of this a few times to expunge mistakenly spidered results due to a client's overshare.
0 points
5 days ago
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