> We evaluate each request based on the criteria listed below, and evaluate the content for public interest. As a result, we may...deny your request.
With the exception of email addresses below, can anyone provide a circumstance when Google might legitimately find that not removing the following would be "in the public interest"?
* Confidential government identification (ID) numbers like U.S. Social Security Number (..) etc.
* Bank account numbers
* Credit card numbers
* Images of handwritten signatures
* Images of ID docs
* Highly personal, restricted, and official records, like medical records
* Personal contact info (physical addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses)
* Confidential login credentials
It seems there's quite a bit of wiggle room in this policy to remove some search results and not others.
I can't think of a good reason to remove ID docs, mugshots, court records, and other personal information of convicted child molesters.
There's a reason we have sex offender registries, even if they go too far sometimes. You should be able to look up why a person is on the registry using a search engine, and criminals shouldn't be able to hide their past.
Some of them probably will get harassed for it, but I'm fine with that.
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/9673730
From that article:
With the exception of email addresses below, can anyone provide a circumstance when Google might legitimately find that not removing the following would be "in the public interest"? It seems there's quite a bit of wiggle room in this policy to remove some search results and not others.