Search engines are a great way to find information, but these technologies are also helping criminals access your personal ...

Even with fierce competition from the likes of Bing, DuckDuckGo, and AI bots, Google remains the top choice for search queries on the web. We Google almost everything and sometimes forget what should ...

Once something is on the internet, it’s almost impossible to take it down. But Google now makes it easier for anyone to request the removal of their personal information from Google’s own search ...

Google is the biggest website in the world and where many people start browsing the internet. But until recently, Google's internet search engine never had the ability to protect your privacy by ...

Protecting one's privacy seems almost impossible in a world where so many companies track you online or where there's a camera in every pocket. Add the hackers who want to steal personal information, ...

Every browser keeps a record of every single website you visit, known as search history. Search history proves beneficial at times, such as when you have to revisit ...

It can be quite frightening to find personal information about yourself in a Google search, like a home address or phone number, but you can take proactive steps to protect your privacy. A couple of ...

Removing your personal information from people-search sites can feel pretty overwhelming. There are hundreds of these sites in the U.S. alone. In fact, the Privacy ...

You can now request to have your sensitive personal information removed from appearing in Google search results. The removal may not scrub it from the web entirely, though. If you’ve ever Googled ...

Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...