How to remove yourself from Google

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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences By Reece Rogers | 08.15.23 With billions of searches happening daily on Google, finding your private phone number or home address indexed for the world to see can be quite shocking. In 2022, Google launched the "Results about you" tool to help people remove personal info from the company's search results. Luckily, new updates make it easier to discover when your data pops up in Search. Previously, you had to proactively find the links of sites hosting your personal data to report and request the removal of identifiable information. Now, you'll be able to set up alerts for whenever your email, home address, or phone number appear on Google. If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. How to Remove Your Info From Google With the 'Results About You' Tool You can also set up alerts for whenever your home address, phone number, or email address appears in Search. ADVERTISEMENT You Might Also Like 6 Ways to Delete Yourself From the Internet You'll never be able to get a clean slate—but you can significantly downsize your digital footprint. How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google's Search Results Maybe you don't want your phone number, email, home address, and other details out there for all the web to see. Here's how to make them vanish. How to Clean Up Your Digital History There are plenty of reasons to declutter your online traces. Here's how to tidy up. How to Cover Your Tracks Every Time You Go Online Online tracking can often feel downright invasive. From using VPNs to clearing browser histories, we've got your back. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers! Subscribe now. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   When you buy something using the retail links in this email, we earn a small affiliate commission. Read more about how this works.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions