Removing Your Info From Google / Websites

[V8RX7]

I have googled my personal phone number and found it on several old adverts which then link it to several accounts which is then sharing more info about me than I'm comfortable with (noted for the future)

The original content - mostly on Ebay - was deleted some time ago (ie if you click the link it tells you the page cannot be found)

However picclick.co.uk still shows it.

It seems it's pointless getting Google to remove it as it still exists, ebay have removed it but I cannot find contact info for picclick - they just say to contact ebay.

It's hardly life or death stuff but is there an easy way to remove content ?

[rufmeister]

What have you done?

[Welshbeef]

rufmeister said:

What have you done?

Plenty of fish or similar....

[V8RX7]

I googled a guy selling a motorbike tel no. and was surprised the info you can find out - I was just checking out the seller as it was a long distance away, he's a chav so I won't bother.

I thought I may as well check mine and was surprised how much info is easily found.

Sorry only sites involved are rather boring ie ebay and picclick

[CzechItOut]

Have you emailed PicClick or asked via their Twitter account?

[deckster]

Legally and assuming that you're an EU citizen, then under GDPR any company will have to tell you what personally identifiable information they hold (personal phone numbers definitely come under this) and, unless they have a good reason not to do so, they will have to delete it on request. Of course you having this right and a) being able to contact and b) enforce it are two totally different things. Ultimately you can report non-compliant companies to the Information Commissioner who can potentially fine them 4% of global turnover, but realistically they're unlikely to take action against small companies for minor breaches.

tl;dr - if you can find a contact for the company, submit a Subject Access Request under GDPR.

[sunbeam alpine]

OP - you may have already seen this...

https://support.google.com/websearch/troubleshoote...

[V8RX7]

Thanks - have now found an email address for picclick so we'll see what happens

[SlimJim16v]

After reading this, I searched for myself. The only place I found my full name was, surprisingly, on PH. I've emailed them asking for it to be deleted.

Update: Though a bit slow, PH dealt with my request very well

Edited by SlimJim16v on Thursday 30th January 12:54

[Penelope Stopit]

Time for a new phone number?

[wardmck]

Hi V8RX7 did you manage to get your info taking down of the pickclick website. Would you be so kind to share the email address that you have for them I have tried to no avail. Thanks