Google may now remove search results that dox you
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#5YMB5)
It'll remove links to your address, phone number, and more. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google says it's expanding the types of personal information that it'll remove from search results to cover things like your physical address, phone number, and passwords. Before now, the feature mostly covered info that would let someone steal your identity or money - now, you can ask Google to stop showing certain URLs that point to info that could lead someone to your house or give them access to your accounts.
According to a blog post, Google's giving people the new options because the internet is always evolving" and its search engine giving out your phone number or home address can be both jarring and dangerous. Here's a list of what kinds of info Google may remove, with the new additions in bold (h/t to the Wayback Machine for m...