You can now request to have your sensitive personal information removed from appearing in Google search results. The removal may not scrub it from the web entirely, though. If you’ve ever Googled ...

Every browser keeps a record of every single website you visit, known as search history. Search history proves beneficial at times, such as when you have to revisit the websites later on, say, to ...

If you Google your name, address or phone number, you might be surprised by the number of results you see with your personal information. There's a hidden feature in Google that will alert you when it ...

The days of traversing the internet without leaving some sort of digital footprint are long gone, but there are still steps you can take to clear away as much of your digital footprint as possible. As ...

Google has revamped its Results About You tool, which lets you control how your personal information appears in Search. The updated tool makes it easier to request the removal of personal information, ...

Internet users, beware: Google is always watching. Most of us use Google for almost everything: Navigation, scheduling, shopping, games, research, and of course ...

Anurag's interest in technology was sparked around 15 years ago when he first tried a Nokia smartphone, one of those Windows-powered devices. Having only used feature phones up until then, he was ...

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