Users Can Now Get Contact Information Truncated From Google Search Results

Personal Contact Information Such As Your Phone Number, Email Or Home Address Can Now Be Removed From Google Search Results. Previously, People Could Remove Links To Contact Information If It Was Posted In A Malicious Manner, Known As "Doxxing". 

People Can Now Request Removal If There Are Other Risks, Such As: B. “Harmful Direct Contact”. Google Warns That The Information Will Continue To Exist Online. Contact The Hosting Site Directly If You Feel Comfortable Doing So," Wrote Michelle Chang, Google's Global Search Policy Lead, In Announcing The Change.However, Websites, Particularly Those Hosting Stolen Data, May Not Respond To Removal Requests. 

Even If Someone Hosting The Data Agrees To The Deletion, Personal Information Can Also Be Discovered In Archived Versions Of Websites. The Information May Also Be Hosted On Websites  Designed Not To Appear In Google Search Results, But Whose Location Is Well Known To Criminals.

'Doxxing'

Google Already Allows People To Request  Removal Of Certain Types Of Sensitive Information, For Example, People Under The Age Of 18 Can Request That Photos Of Themselves  Be Removed From Google Image Search Results. And It Already Allows Users To Remove Select Medical And Financial Records From Search Results, As Well As Contact Information Exposed Through "Doxxing" In Conjunction With "Explicit Or Implicit Threats." "Doxxing" Refers To The Disclosure Of Private Information About People Online, Usually With's Malicious Intent. However, 

The New Update Allows For The Removal Of  Personal Contact Information If It "Has The Potential To Create Significant Risks Of Identity Theft." , Financial Fraud, Harmful Direct Contact, Or Other Specific Harms". They Also Add Sensitive Credentials, Passwords, And Usernames To The Set Of Content That Can Be Removed.

Public record

• Google says that when it receives a request it may:
• Remove the link where the information may be found for all searches
• Remove link where the information may be found, but only for searches that include your name

But It Also Warns That Under Certain Circumstances It Can Deny The Request. Michelle Chang Wrote That Google "Would Be Careful Not To Limit The Availability Of Other Information That Is Generally Useful, Such As In News Articles." It Added: "We Will Also Consider Whether The Content Appears As Part Of The Public Records On  Government Websites Or Official Sources. In Such Cases, We Will Not Make Any Removals.