If you’re like us, keeping your family’s online privacy intact is top of mind. Thanks to recent changes with Google, you can now remove a photo of your child if it pops up in Google Image Search. Thomas Germain and Consumer Reports shared some helpful how-to info to make that request.
First, visit this help page and hit “Start Removal Request.” That will lead you to a form that asks for more details, including the name of the child, your name if you’re making the request for the child, the search terms you used and information about the image itself.
Add a screenshot of the image to expedite the process and you’ll also want to include the URL for the image. To find that, click the image in your original search results and then click the icon with the three stacked dots in the top right. Tap “Share” and you’ll see a button you can click to copy the URL.
Once you’ve submitted your request, you’ll get a notification from Google when the image comes down. The only exceptions are situations where there’s a “compelling public interest” to keep the image up, or if it’s newsworthy. Keep in mind that this doesn’t remove the image from the entire Internet, but people are much less likely to find it if it’s not on Google.
––Sarah Shebek
Featured image courtesy of Thom Holmes, Unsplash
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