Google has announced plans to update its personal information control tool to allow users to keep track of their contact information in search.
It stated that last year, it launched the ‘results about you’ tool to allow people to request the removal of search results that contain their personal phone number, home address, or email, from Search.
It noted that it had now updated and improved the tool, helping users keep track of their personal contact information in Search and alerting them when it is found so that they can remove it.
In a statement, the firm said, “In the coming days, we’ll be rolling out a new dashboard that will let you know if web results with your contact information are showing up on Search.
“Then, you can quickly request the removal of those results from Google — right in the tool. We’ll also notify you when new results from the web containing your contact info pop up in Search, to give you added peace of mind.”
According to Google, the tool is currently available in the United States and will be rolled out globally soon.
Also, the firm announced that its SafeSearch blurring setting, which allows, and protects family members from encountering explicit imagery on Search, will be rolled out to users globally next month.
It stated that the setting ensures that explicit imagery — such as adult or graphic violent content — will be blurred by default when it appears in Search results.
It added, “We have long had policies that enable you to remove non-consensual explicit imagery from Search. Now, we’re building on these protections to enable people to remove from Search any of their personal, explicit images that they no longer wish to be visible in Search.”
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