- Google’s Results About You tool, rolled out last year, is getting more powerful.
- You can now get warnings when personal info shows up in Search results.
- Google is also giving you more control over explicit imagery appearing in Search, both from you and from other sources.
Last year, Google rolled out a new tool called Results About You. This tool, as its name suggests, gives you more control over the personal info that appears in Google Search results. If you are uncomfortable that your name, address, phone number, etc., appear in search results, you can remove them with a few clicks.
Today, Google announced that this tool is getting much more powerful. The biggest news is that you can now opt-in for warnings from Google about new instances of your personal information appearing on Search. This removes the most significant barrier for the Results About You tool: you need to go hunting for your own info manually. Google is also compiling all the reports it knows about you into a new dashboard, making it even easier to find your personal information — and remove it.