[AccessD] FW: Searchable online

[Jim Dettman]

 It's impossible.

 Google is pulling from many sites out on the net and keep in mind that
there are other search engines.

 You'd have to request that each site remove that information and many would
not since that information is mined from public data.

Jim.   

-----Original Message-----
From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Rocky Smolin
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 12:23 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; List; 'Off Topic'
Subject: [AccessD] FW: Searchable online

 

Dear List(s):

 

My son who is in a doctorate program in Psych send the following email
asking for advice from me and his uber-geek brother. He writes:

 

I need help -- it may be impossible, but if anyone could do it, you guys
can.

 

When I Google my full name there are dozens of results that give info like
my age, full names of family members, past places of residence, etc. Since I
am working with the public and could possibly next year be working with
psychiatric hospital patients (yikes), I'd like to hide or remove as many of
them as possible. Or is there a way to ask for a filter on Google search so
the results don't show up and people have to go directly to the URL to see
them?

 

Thoughts?

 

 

His brother posted the following advice:

 

Cleaning up personal Google search results is exceedingly difficult. Google
allows no native way to do this, and so it's effectively impossible without
going to each site individually. So it ultimately depends on what you want
to clean up. 

 

There are two time-tested ways of cleaning up personal information:

 

 - Start creating content that replaces it in search results online. This
doesn't erase personal info, but it sure does bury it.

 - For each entry, go through that particular site's routes for permanently
deleting your account. 

 

It may also be useful to set up a Google Alert on your name and contact
info.  You'll get an email from Google whenever they appear somewhere
online.

 

So I'm wondering what other advice anyone here might have which may also be
useful for the rest of us.

 

I thank you all in advance and will forward any of your advice to both of
them.

 

MTIA

 

 

Rocky Smolin

Beach Access Software

760-683-5777

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Skype: rocky.smolin

 

 

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