Google launches new tool to make it easier to remove personal information from search results

Google introduced a new tool called “results about you” designed to help all those users who want to remove their personal information from a web browser. Earlier this year, the company said it was working on such a system, but did not provide more details about it.

Google already had a system that allowed you to remove personal content from the results displayed by the search engine.however, as they themselves recognized this mechanism was not the friendliest when using it, because it can be difficult for the average user.

This included accessing a support page and filling out a form, in which he also had to include a link with the information he wanted removed. For the sake of all this, Google decided to change its system and now users can make requests directly from the search page itself.

Once the link is identified, the person can click on the button with three dots next to it and choose the option to delete the result.to then send a request to remove it. Added to this is that users can access the panel through their user picture in a section called “results about you” in which they can track all the deletion requests they’ve made recently.

From Google They clarify that this system only deals with the elimination of indexing of pages with the user’s personal information, but not the elimination of the publication. yourself, as this can only be done from the website that published the information. In addition, Google has also updated its policy to eliminate information that could potentially lead to the identification of a person.

This is all part of Google’s efforts to improve the privacy of its users.to which the authorities have been paying special attention lately.

An example of this is the requests that Google has received to remove their users’ information related to their GPS data that is stored on the company’s servers.