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I am not quite sure why my address history, known aliases, and sometimes phone number, are publicly available to anyone who Googles my name, and I'm not sure ho
by abustamam 5mo ago
I am not quite sure why my address history, known aliases, and sometimes phone number, are publicly available to anyone who Googles my name, and I'm not sure how to opt out of this.
- latexr 5mo ago> I'm not sure how to opt out of this. If you’re a EU citizen, do a web search for “right to be forgotten”. https://support.google.com/legal/answer/10769224 https://support.google.com/legal/answer/10769224
- abustamam 5mo agoAlas, I'm in the US.
- socksy 5mo agoThen as a California resident you should presumably be googling instead about the CCPA and the right to delete :)
- abustamam 5mo agoI've done that. They pop up like hydra heads. The point isn't right to delete. The point is right to not have my personal info plastered all over the internet without me having to contact each site and say "plz stop" and for them to say "OK we'll do it in 7-10 business days"
- d3Xt3r 5mo agoYou'd be considered lucky if you can even find an email address. I had some of my personal info crop up on Google searches on Fedora mailing lists, I've emailed various people at Fedora to get them delete my old messages or redact them, but never received a response. :(