Overview
- In the U.S., users are starting to get monitoring and removal requests for results that expose driver’s license, passport or Social Security numbers, with broader regional expansion planned.
- A streamlined process lets people report non‑consensual explicit images from an image’s three‑dot menu, submit multiple links in one form, and opt into proactive filtering of similar results, rolling out to most countries now.
- Using ID monitoring requires providing identifiers to Google—full driver’s license numbers and the last four digits of passport and SSN—stored with encryption and access controls, according to the company.
- All requests can be tracked in the Results about you hub, which also provides notifications and links to emotional and legal support after submissions.
- More than 10 million people have used the tool for contact details, and Google is shifting focus from dark web alerts to actionable in‑Search removals, while security experts warn that sharing sensitive IDs with any third party increases long‑term risk.