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Google search might be sharing your home address. Here’s how to stop it

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69% Informative

Google rolled out Results About You in 2023 to help automate restoring your privacy.

You can see if any Google search results exist for the phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, nicknames, and maiden names you’ve asked it to track.

Google doesn’t share the details directly, rather, it lists results from data broker sites that collect your data, then sell it.

To truly wipe the info, you must reach out to the sites directly.

VR Score

54

Informative language

43

Neutral language

52

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

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not offensive

Hate speech

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long-living

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