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...