Google Results About You: How to Use the Tool (2026)

For years, getting your address out of Google Search required a form, patience and a lot of luck. Then Google launched Results about you, a tool that does what its name says: it finds Search results that contain your personal contact information and helps you request their removal. In February 2026 the company expanded it again to cover government-issued ID numbers. This guide explains how the tool works, how to set it up, what it can and cannot do, and what to do about the source pages that keep showing your information. Interface wording changes, so use these steps as a guide and follow the on-screen prompts.

1. What Results about you does

The tool has two jobs.

Monitoring. After you tell Google which information to watch for, such as your name, phone number, home address and email, it scans Search results for matches and notifies you when it finds one.
Removal requests. From a result, you can ask Google to remove it from Search. Google reviews requests under its policy for personal information and removes qualifying results.

The February 2026 update added government-issued identification numbers to the list of information the tool can look for and help remove, such as a passport, driver’s license or Social Security number. Google said the rollout began in the United States and it was working to expand to other regions.

2. What it cannot do

It is vital to understand the limits.

It does not delete web pages. Only the website owner or a court can do that. The page remains, and people can reach it through other engines, social shares or direct links.
It covers Google Search. Bing, DuckDuckGo and others are separate. See how to delete your data from alternative search engines.
It is not retroactive for everything. Results Google considers newsworthy, public-interest or tied to professional activity may remain.
It does not stop new listings. If a broker republishes your data, you may need to request removal again.

Task	Does Results about you handle it?
Hide a result with your home address from Google	Yes, if it qualifies
Delete the page on a people-search site	No
Remove results on Bing	No
Stop brokers from re-listing you	No
Monitor for new results	Yes, once set up

3. How to set it up

Step 1: Open the tool

In the Google app, tap your profile picture and choose Results about you. You can also go to goo.gle/resultsaboutyou in a browser while signed in.

Step 2: Add what to monitor

Choose Get started and add your contact details: name, phone number, home address and email. If the option is available, add the ID numbers you want Google to watch for. Google asks for them so it can match results; consider carefully what you add and review Google’s explanation of how the data is used.

Step 3: Review the matches

Google shows results that match. Each shows where your information appears. Open a result to see the page and the information found.

Step 4: Request removal

Select Remove result and choose the reason, such as the page showing your address or phone number. Submit the request. Google will notify you of its decision.

Step 5: Turn on notifications

Choose to receive alerts so that you hear when new matches appear. Check your notification settings in the Google app.

Step 6: Follow up at the source

Note which sites published the information and opt out there. Our guide to people-search opt-outs is a starting point.

Step 7: Re-check

Open the tool monthly for the first few months to check for new matches.

Expert tip: Add old addresses and phone numbers to your monitoring list. Brokers often keep outdated records, and those listings lead to your current location.

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4. Other Google removal routes

Results about you is the easiest route, but Google has others.

Personal information removal request form. A standalone form for pages with sensitive personal information; see our guide on how the removal request form works.
Outdated content tool. For pages that have been changed or removed but still show in results.
Non-consensual explicit imagery. A separate process for intimate images; see removing revenge porn.
Legal removal requests. For defamation, copyright or court orders.
Account-level controls. Review what Google stores about you in your account and delete what you do not need; see find out what Google knows about you and delete it.

For a full comparison, read our Google data removal strategies.

5. Why the source page matters most

Removing a result from Google makes the page harder to find, not impossible. Anyone with the link, anyone using another engine and anyone browsing the site itself can still see it. To truly clear the information:

Identify the publisher.
Use its opt-out or contact process.
Wait for the page to be removed.
Ask Google and Bing to refresh results.

For people-search listings, start with Spokeo and then continue with the rest. If the site is a forum, blog or directory, see how to get a website to remove your name and address.

6. Why this matters now

Exposed ID numbers and contact details are the raw materials of fraud. The FBI’s IC3 reported 31,675 identity theft complaints and over $20.8 billion in total cybercrime losses for 2025 (FBI IC3), and the FTC reported $15.9 billion in fraud losses (FTC). Reducing what search shows is one practical layer of defense, along with a credit freeze; see what a credit freeze is.

7. Getting the most from alerts and follow-ups

The value of Results about you is not the first request you file. It is the monitoring that follows. Once you have confirmed your contact details and turned on alerts, Google can tell you when a new result containing your phone number, address or email appears, so you are no longer relying on the occasional manual search.

When an alert arrives, resist the urge to act on the screen alone. Open the result, work out what the page is and who runs it, and then decide. If it is a people-search listing, the request through Google hides the link from search, but the profile stays on the broker’s site and can be found by anyone who goes there directly. In that case, file the request and also submit the broker’s own opt-out so the profile itself comes down. If the page is a forum post or a news article, the removal request is often the only lever you have, and the reviewer will look at whether the page exposes the kind of information the policy covers.

Keep a simple log: the date, the URL, what you asked for and the outcome. Requests that are declined can usually be resubmitted if you can show new facts, such as the page owner having removed the content or the information now being clearly outdated. A log also helps if you ever need to demonstrate to another party how long a listing stayed up.

Finally, remember the tool works on search results, not on the web itself. The cleanest outcome is the combination: broker profiles removed at the source, Google results suppressed where the source will not budge, and alerts catching what returns.

8. Three scenarios

Scenario 1: You find your address on a people-search site. Request removal in Results about you, then opt out at the site. The two steps together remove both the pointer and the page.

Scenario 2: Your Social Security number appears in an old document. Request removal immediately, contact the site owner to take down the file, freeze your credit and consider reporting through IdentityTheft.gov.

Scenario 3: A request is declined. Read the explanation, gather more detail, such as why the content endangers you, and resubmit. Contact the page owner in parallel.

9. What to expect: a realistic timeline

Step	Typical time
Set up monitoring	5 to 10 minutes
Google decision on a request	Days, sometimes longer
Result disappears from Search	Soon after approval
Source page removal	Days to weeks, if the site complies
New matches appearing	Weeks to months

10. Common mistakes

Treating removal from Google as removal from the internet.
Forgetting to monitor old addresses and numbers.
Adding information you are not comfortable sharing without reading how it is used.
Ignoring Bing and other engines.
Not following up at the source.

11. How Wiperts fits

Google’s tool handles the pointer. Wiperts handles the source. It scans more than 100 data brokers and people-search sites for your name, address and phone number, submits removal requests, removes your personal results from Google and Bing, blurs your home on maps and monitors 24/7 for relistings. Used together, the two close the loop.

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12. Key takeaways

Results about you monitors Google Search and helps remove results with contact details and, since February 2026, ID numbers.
It does not delete the source page.
Pair it with broker opt-outs and Bing removals.
Check regularly for new matches.

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13. Frequently Asked Questions

What is Google’s Results about you tool?

Results about you is a Google feature that helps you find Search results containing your contact information and request their removal. You add details such as your name, phone number and home address, Google monitors for matches and you can ask Google to remove results that display them.

What changed in 2026?

In February 2026 Google expanded the tool so it can also find results containing government-issued ID numbers such as a passport, driver’s license or Social Security number, and help you request removal. The rollout began in the United States first.

Does Google delete the website that shows my information?

No. The tool removes the search result, so the page is harder to find through Google, but the page still exists. To remove it entirely, contact the site owner or opt out of the data broker that publishes it.

How do I get to Results about you?

Open the Google app, tap your profile picture and choose Results about you, or visit goo.gle/resultsaboutyou. Follow the prompts to add the information you want monitored.

Will Google remove every result I ask about?

Not always. Google removes results with sensitive personal information and certain doxxing content under its policies, but it may keep pages with information that is public, newsworthy or in the public interest. You can resubmit with more detail if a request is declined.

Does removing a Google result remove it from Bing?

No. Bing and other search engines maintain separate indexes and have their own removal processes. Fix the source page to clear all of them.

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