Google has announced several updates aimed at making it easier for people to control the personal information that appears in search results .
The company already released a tool last year to help surfers remove links containing their phone number, home address or email. Now, the company has improved the "results about you" section thanks to which, in the coming days, it will be possible to set up alerts to receive emails whenever a new site will display sensitive information . At that point, you can ask Google to remove the unwanted data from your results .
Earlier this year, the company launched a feature on its Google One subscription plan that scoured the dark web to see if sites accessible only with ad-hoc programs, such as the Tor browser, contained any private information. maybe for sale in illegal forums. The update contained in the "results about you" seems to work in a similar way but aimed at the whole visible network.
Another Big G novelty concerns parental controls and SafeSearch activities . Starting this month, the company will hide explicit images in search results by default . Among these, are those that the group considers contain adult and violent photos. Last, but not least, it will be easier to access parental controls in Search . Just enter a question such as "Google parental control" or "Google family link" to see, in the box where you usually type the text to search online, an information box that explains how to adjust the settings for minors.
(Unioneonline/vl)
