Google to roll out new privacy tools, aimed at giving more control to users over unwanted personal images and search results.
“We’re building on these protections to enable people to remove from search any of their personal, explicit images that they no longer wish to be visible in search,” the search engine giant said in a blog post.
The new feature is an addition to its policies to remove non-consensual explicit imagery from searches.
Users can request Google to remove unwanted content from search if it was published elsewhere without their consent. But the rule does not apply to content users were currently “commercializing”.
Moreover, the features have been updated and forms simplified for submitting requests. The policy also applies to websites containing personal information.
In addition to this, SafesSearch would also be implemented as the default on Google search for users who do not already have such filtering on. This would help users to blur explicit imagery, adult or graphic violent content when it results upon searching.
Users can adjust the settings and swipe left to the permission option to close it unless a supervisor or a public network has locked it.
The company was also launching “Google parental controls” or “Google family link” to give more control to parents related to the search.
Alphabet Inc’s search engine would also launch a new dashboard. Initially, it would only be available in the US in English. It would allow users to know if web results with their contact information were showing up on the search.
If yes, then they can request the removal of those results from Google via the tool. “We’ll also notify you when new results from the web containing your contact info pop up in search.”
Users can access the tool in the Google app. The tool would also send a notification when new results with a user’s information pop up in a search.