Google makes it easier to delete personal info from Search results

Google announced on Wednesday that it’s updating its “Results about you” tool to make it easier for users to protect and remove their personal information from Search results. The company says it’s improved the sign-up process and simplified requesting removals directly from Google Search. The tool can be used to proactively monitor and delete things like your phone number, email address, or physical address from Search results. With this latest update, users can now click the three dots next to a Google Search result to see an updated menu that lets you submit a removal request right away via the “remove this results” option. In the past, you would have had to navigate to the “Results about you” tool, which was hidden away in your Google account settings. Image Credits:Google Plus, users can now use the three-dot menu to request a refresh of their information. For instance, if you removed content about yourself from a website and Search hasn’t been updated to reflect this, you c ... Read full article.