Google Rolls Out Tool To Help Minors Delete Photos From Search 11
Google is now making it easier for minors or their parents to have photos of them deleted from search results. CNN reports: In a blog post published Wednesday, the company said it is rolling out a tool that lets parents and kids under the age of 18 request photos be removed from its images tab or no longer appear as thumbnails in a search inquiry. The new form allows users to flag URLs of any images or search results that contain pictures they want removed. Google said its teams will review each submission and reach out if they need additional information to verify the requirements for removal. However, the company emphasized this won't remove the image from the internet entirely; people will need to contact a website's webmaster to ask for that content to be removed. "We know that kids and teens have to navigate some unique challenges online, especially when a picture of them is unexpectedly available on the internet," the company said in the blog post. "We believe this change will help give young people more control over their digital footprint and where their images can be found on Search."
Why just kids? (Score:5, Insightful)
TBH, if you're not a public figure such as an athlete, actor, writer, TV personality, politician, etc., Google should allow you to remove your photos from their database. Not because they have any obligation to, but just as a good faith gesture to make Google seem a little bit less creepy.
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Bold opinion in these parts.
Re: Why just kids? (Score:2)
Re:Why just kids? (Score:4, Informative)
Way back when (when Google did no evil), Google did offer to remove all of your information from their searches. I took advantage of that.
Now I see much of it comes up.
Any offers from them isn't worth the time to fill out the form.
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"Just because Google hides it doesnâ(TM)t mean it is deleted."
If a search engine doesn't bring up the fact that my daughter was kidnapped and horrifically raped when she was 10 years old by JUST typing in her name in it (google, bing, whatever), it's a huge win.
Making it impractical to find is a "good enough" solution for most.
Sounds like a step in the right direction (Score:1)
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How much PI to request Pic deleted? (Score:2, Interesting)
How much personal information must be submitted to Google to request and actually have them approve of removing a picture?
Sure sounds like a convenient way for Google to verify exactly who is in a photo for their internal use and internal AI to identify in future pictures.