Have you ever come across something about yourself that was private or secret in a search engine result? That would not only be embarrassing, but it might also raise security risks like identity theft.
Google is trying to make it less complicated for you to locate and delete any personal information that appears in a search now. The search engine giant highlighted new privacy features and tools in a blog post earlier this week in an effort to help you safeguard your personal information.
The first thing on the list is a new dashboard for an existing feature called ‘Results about you’. This function, which was introduced in 2022, allows you to keep track of any personal information that appears in a search result so that you can ask Google to delete it.
With the help of a recent upgrade, the ‘Results about you’ dashboard will not only assist you in finding those particulars but also enable you to ask for their removal using the same tool. The function will also notify you if fresh information starts to show up in open search results.