Google adds tools to remove personal information from search results

By Christopher Hutton

Published August 3, 2023 6:30pm ET

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Google adds tools to remove personal information from search results — FILE - In this June 5, 2014 file photo, a man walks past a Google sign at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google reports quarterly financial results after the market closes Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) | Marcio Jose Sanchez

Google announced Thursday that users will be informed if their private contact information is shared in search results without their consent.

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