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We’ve all Googled ourselves at some point. You know, just to see if there’s something cool or interesting about you out there. Or to make sure those college pictures of you in your largest pair of JNCO jeans are truly gone for good. But sometimes especially sensitive private information can get online via a leak or hack. We’re talking about your private number or email address, physical address, or even credit card information floating around the internet. Thankfully, Google (GOOG, Source link

Personally identifiable information (PII) isn’t sacred to search engines—or at least, it hasn’t been. Over the years, Google and its parent company, Alphabet, have accepted that many people simply don’t want to be found in a search. Some newer laws have helped nudge companies in that direction. Sometimes, users overwhelmingly demanded better privacy tools. So Google began to relent(Opens in a new window). It never hurts to appear more privacy-oriented than the competition—which isn’t… Source link

Google is finally making it easier for you to make sure your personal information doesn’t show up in online search results – and all it took was hundreds of thousands of requests over nearly a decade. The Alphabet-owned internet search giant recently rolled out new policies and tools that allow users to quickly and easily request the removal of personal data – like your phone number, email address, or even a physical address – from search results. Previously, users had to show evidence… Source link

Google announced on April 27 that the public can now submit removal requests for additional Google Search results containing personal information. The company previously had a very high bar for getting results with sensitive info wiped away. It can be frightening to have your email address, phone number, or home address pop up in a search result, and you need to take action to protect your privacy. In addition to the removal of personal information, Google is considering removal requests for… Source link

Google said this week it is expanding the types of data people can ask to have removed from search results, to include personal contact information like your phone number, email address or physical address. The move comes just months after Google rolled out a new policy enabling people under the age of 18 (or a parent/guardian) to request removal of their images from Google search results. Google has for years accepted requests to remove certain sensitive data such as bank… Source link

Google says it’s expanding the types of personal information that it’ll remove from search results to cover things like your physical address, phone number, and passwords. Before now, the feature mostly covered info that would let someone steal your identity or money — now, you can ask Google to stop showing certain URLs that point to info that could lead someone to your house or give them access to your accounts. According to a blog post, Google’s giving people the new options… Source link

Vagit Alekperov, president of Russian oil company Lukoil.Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Putin signed a new decree on April 16 that requires Russian companies to remove their listings from overseas exchanges. Now, billionaires won’t be able to collect foreign-currency dividends from depository receipt programs. The decree also means foreign holders of the canceled receipts must receive normal shares placed in non-resident accounts in Russia. In a blow to Russia’s richest business… Source link

Two of Russia’s largest search engines have removed results for Facebook, Instagram and several independent news websites after authorities blocked or declared them “extremist.” Meduza, Mediazona, Deutsche Welle, Current Time, Kholod, The Insider and other news outlets that have been providing independent coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were also removed from search results. Yandex and VK-owned Mail.ru said Monday they have stopped giving out the search results… Source link

Two of Russia’s largest search engines have removed results for Facebook, Instagram and several independent news websites after authorities blocked them or declared them “extremist” amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Meduza, Mediazona, Deutsche Welle, Current Time, Kholod, The Insider and other news outlets that have been providing independent coverage of the invasion have been removed from search results. Yandex and Mail.ru-owned VKontakte said Monday they stopped… Source link

Image: Sundry Photography — Shutterstock Mozilla released Firefox 98.0.1 on Monday with one entry in its release notes. “Yandex and Mail.ru have been removed as optional search providers in the drop-down search menu in Firefox,” Mozilla said. “If you previously installed a customized version of Firefox with Yandex… Source link