You Can Now Ask Google to Remove Personal Info From Searches — from lifewire.com by Rob Rich
But that won’t remove the information at its source
Excerpt:
Google is taking a more active role in stopping the spread of sensitive and personal information by allowing you to request its removal from searches.
The new policy applies to what Google refers to as personally identifiable information (PII), such as details that could be used for identity theft or more direct harm. Info like bank account or credit card numbers, medical records, personal contact details, social security numbers, and so on. Whether or not it acts on these requests is discretionary, however.
Also relevant/see:
- Mental Health Apps Found to Have Bad User Protections — from lifewire.com by Cesar Cadenas
According to Mozilla’s ‘Privacy Not Included’ report