Google Results About You: How to Find and Remove Your Info
Google's free tool watches search results for your contact details and helps you request removal. It is useful, but it only changes what Search shows.
By Siddharth ShankarUpdated October 11, 2026Results about you is a Google tool that regularly checks Search for results containing details you add, such as your phone number, home address or email, and alerts you to matches. You can request removal of a result from Search. It does not delete the information from the website that hosts it, so you still need to contact the site owner.
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Many people search for their own name, find a page with their address or phone number and then wonder how to get it out of Google. Google's Results about you tool is built for exactly that situation. It saves you from running the searches by hand and gives you a direct way to ask for removal.
This guide explains how it works, what it can and cannot do and where it fits in a wider cleanup. For the manual route, see how to remove personal information from Google Search.
What Results about you does
According to Google's support page, you enter your name and details such as phone numbers, home addresses and email addresses. You can add nicknames, maiden names and multiple contacts. Google then regularly checks Search for results that match and notifies you.
Notifications arrive by email or in the Google app. If matches exist, the first alert comes within a few hours, and later alerts follow for new matches. Some features are rolling out for users over 18 in certain markets, so availability may differ by country.
Government ID numbers
In a February 2026 announcement, Google said the tool also covers driver's license, passport and Social Security numbers. It is rolling out in the United States first, with other regions planned but not named. Users add contact information first and are then prompted to add ID numbers, which Google says are protected with advanced encryption. The support page itself does not list ID numbers or countries, so check what your account offers.
How to access it
Open the Google app, tap your profile picture, then Menu, then Results about you. You can also use Google's short link goo.gle/resultsaboutyou. Sign in with the Google account you want to use.
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How to request removal
1Review each result
Open the result and look at the page behind it. Check whether it truly shows your information and whether it is appropriate to keep public.
2Choose Request to remove
Expand the result and select Request to remove, or mark it as reviewed if you want to keep it.
3Wait for the decision
Google may approve or deny, and denials come with a reason. Approved removals usually hide the URL for all searches, though sometimes only for searches that contain your name.
4Undo if needed
You can undo a request, but a return to results is not guaranteed.
Google may deny results from educational or government institutions, newspapers or business sites it considers valuable to the public.
The important limit
Removal from Search does not delete the information from the internet. Google's page says the information still exists on the source web page. If you want it gone, contact the website owner, use the site's own opt-out, or use a data-broker removal process. See the difference between removing information from Google and from the internet.
The page can also stay discoverable by other search engines and through direct links, which is why removed information can still appear in search results.
What Google's policy covers
Google's separate policy on personal information lists the types it can remove from Search: contact details, confidential government IDs, bank account or credit card numbers, images of a signature or ID, private records such as medical records, and confidential usernames and passwords. It states that Google can only remove things from Google Search results. Removal can be full or partial. Doxxing needs threats or a significant amount of aggregated personal information with no legitimate purpose.
A sensible routine
1. Add your main contact details to Results about you and review the first alerts. 2. Request removal where a result shows sensitive details that need not be public. 3. Contact the website owner or use opt-out forms for the source pages. 4. Re-check Google in a few weeks. Use how to verify a removal actually worked. 5. Keep monitoring on for future matches.
Sources
- Google Search Help: Results about you (how the tool works, over-18 rollout, removal limits)
- Google Blog: Government ID numbers in Results about you (February 2026; driver's license, passport, SSN; US first)
Frequently asked questions
Is Results about you available everywhere?
Not necessarily. Google says some features are rolling out for users over 18 in certain markets, and monitoring of ID numbers started in the United States.
Does it remove my information from other search engines?
No. It affects Google Search only. Other search engines have their own processes.
Will Google remove every result I ask about?
No. Google reviews requests and may deny them, especially for pages from institutions, news sites or businesses with public value.
How often does Google check for new results?
Google says it regularly checks Search for matches and sends later alerts when new ones appear. The first alert comes within a few hours if matches are found.
Does it replace data-broker opt-outs?
No. It hides Google results but leaves the broker listing in place. See how to opt out of data brokers yourself.
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