它是互联网，它会引诱您以(Internet)数字足迹(Digital Footprints)的形式在任何地方发布某些内容。你写的那个“东西”可能会被用来对付你，或者可能会让你看不到你。您希望将其删除。但是如何从搜索引擎和搜索结果中删除您的姓名和其他信息(remove your name and other information from search engines and search results)？同样(Likewise)，有人可能会写一些东西来诽谤你并关闭评论，以免被纠正。是否可以删除此类内容？查看如何从Internet 上(Internet)删除您的个人信息。
从搜索引擎中删除您的姓名
谷歌或 Bing 自己找出关于你的已知信息(Google or Bing yourself to find out what is known about you)
在您发现某些搜索引擎（如Google、Bing、Yahoo等）显示的结果会导致声誉或隐私(reputation or privacy)损失之后，您首先要找出在Internet上对您的负面影响。换句话说，如果您发现某些令人反感或不好的东西，您需要知道外面还有什么可能会破坏您的隐私和/或声誉。
可以肯定的是，您的LinkedIn、Twitter、Google+ and Facebook profiles肯定会出现在结果中——如果不是在第一页，至少在第二页或第三页。你必须非常小心你写的关于你自己的东西——你分享什么或者你喜欢什么。
名字(First)和姓氏可以匹配，因此有理由怀疑个人资料是否确实是您的。您和其他人可以完全检查个人资料以了解是否是您。然后，如果您在名称中添加其他内容，则搜索结果会缩小以显示显示您和您对 Internet 的贡献(YOU and YOUR CONTRIBUTION)的不同(Internet)结果。它还将显示其他人对您和您的产品/服务的看法(VIEW)。例如，如果您在Google 搜索栏中键入 ARUN (Google search)KUMAR，您将获得与我无关的LinkedIn 个人资料(LinkedIn profile)。但是，如果您在 WINDOWS 俱乐部(KUMAR AT THE WINDOWS CLUB)输入 ARUN KUMAR ，您很快就会在Windows 俱乐部看到我的个人资料和链接(Windows Club and links)到我在网站上的一些文章。如果配置文件包含任何不好的内容，我会感到尴尬并希望将其删除。
阅读：(Read:)了解Google对您的了解。
使用相同的技术，比如JACKLINE FROM WORDSMOUTH可能会带来一些Jackline可能不喜欢的结果。她会希望它被删除。可能有一个博客是为了破坏她的形象而创建的。这是我在网上(Internet)找到的一条评论，希望与大家分享。此评论是在讨论使用Bing删除您的名字的页面上发布到 Abine 的。
“我对一本书发表了意见，这不是这个女人想要的意见，所以她去了她的博客，写了一篇恶意的完全不真实的文章，打算抹黑我。我试图挑战和纠正那些毫无根据的说法，但她拒绝发表我的回应，从而对事件给出了非常片面的看法。对于一个自称是女权主义者、双性恋无神论者(atheist activist)的人来说，我对她如此反对建立事实的公开和平衡的正当程序感到困惑。我已经写信给网站管理员和网络主机(web host)，看来我不得不求助于最后一个选择，这是一个法律程序”
这是一个棘手的案子，我想这位女士唯一的追索权就是真正寻求法律追索权。但它并不总是法院命令(court order)。事实上，有一些简单的方法可以帮助您从搜索引擎中删除您的名字。我将在这里列出一些简单的方法，如果它们有效，你就不必去找你的律师了。这应该永远是最后的手段。
阅读(Read)：在线时，互联网上有哪些关于您的信息。
首先，接近网站所有者(First of all, approach the website owners)
在你去谷歌或必(Google or Bing)应删除一些展示你的信息的链接之前，你必须删除实际的部分。实际作品通常是网站或博客。在大多数情况下，问题是通过博客所有者(blog owner)和您之间的沟通来解决的。
您必须访问网站或博客(website or blog)的原因是搜索引擎只是索引。即使他们删除了信息链接(information link)（直到他们满意才会删除），当首先抓取网站或博客时，链接重新出现的可能性很大。(website or blog)
因此(Hence)，第一种方法是使用联系我们(Contact Us)电话上的信息联系博客所有者。(blog owner)Abine有一篇文章说坚持是关键。我同意那个。如果您没有收到任何回复并且材料仍然存在，您需要发送另一封电子邮件和另一封电子邮件。或者，如果他们显示了电话号码(phone number)，请致电给他们。就信息对您或您的家人等(family etc)的影响提出令人信服的案例。在要求他们删除信息之前处于危险之中。必须谨慎行事，并怀着最大的尊重——(respect –)就像你做销售一样——让网站所有者或博客所有者真正做你想做的事。如果你不善于沟通，你可以向你的朋友寻求帮助。
如果从博客或网站(blog or website)中删除您的姓名的重复请求无人理会，您有两个追索权。首先(First)是联系一家在线声誉公司(reputation firm)，该公司对其服务收费，或者去搜索引擎删除或阻止(removal or blocking)链接。
阅读(Read)：如何最好地保护您在Internet上的隐私。
接触搜索引擎(Reach Out To Search Engines)
如果您有闲钱，可以联系在线声誉公司。并非所有声誉公司都能提供 100% 的帮助。看看好的，如果你愿意，就和他们一起去。
如果没有，剩下的最好的方法就是告诉搜索引擎互联网(Internet)上有一些材料正在或可能给您带来问题。这可能对你不利；它可能是您在非常情绪化时发布的内容，也可能是其他任何内容。请记住(Remember)，搜索引擎也有自己的限制，他们在条款和条件中声明。
例如，Bing只会删除以下类型之一的信息：
- 泄露人们的私人信息；
- 未经许可使用的受版权保护的材料；
- (Adult)不说它是成人网站的(adult site)成人内容链接
联系 Google 或 Bing 以在此处删除有关您的信息(Contact Google or Bing to remove information about you here)：Google | 兵(Bing)。
必(Bing)应有一个通用的删除请求表格，而谷歌(Google)有一个复杂(complex process)的删除材料的过程。如果链接是您自己的，您可以使用Google Webmaster dashboard。无论哪种情况，您都需要拥有一个Google 帐户(Google account)。完成手续，希望搜索引擎接受您的请求。
阅读(Read)：如何从互联网上删除(Internet)个人信息(Personal Information)？
上法庭(Going to Court)
如果删除材料非常重要，而网站管理员/博主没有注意，你可以去和你的律师谈谈。但这是最后的手段(recourse one)，因为它涉及时间和金钱(time and money)。即便如此，在您注册的网站的条款和条件范围内之前，可能无法保证删除。在线声誉管理(Online Reputation Management)公司可能会有所帮助，但你不能说他们是否会完全成功。然而，与法院相比，它们的效率较低。但是你可以在上法庭之前先试试这样的公司。如果工作没有完成，请查看提供退款的公司，并在您联系律师之前雇用他们。
这说明了如何从搜索引擎和结果中删除您的姓名。如果您认为我遗漏了任何一点，或者您有什么要补充的，请与我们分享。(This explains how to remove your name from search engines and results. If you think I missed any point or if you have anything to add, please share it with us.)
Remove your name from Search Engines and Results
It is the Internet and it lures you to post something оr the other аnywhere іn the form of Digital Footprints. That ‘something’, written by you can be used against you or might show you in poor light. You want it to be removed. But how do you remove your name and other information from search engines and search results? Likewise, someone might write something to malign you and close comments so that it cannot be corrected. Is it possible to get such content removed? Check out how to go about getting your personal information removed from the Internet.
Remove your name from search engines
Google or Bing yourself to find out what is known about you
The first thing after you find that some search engines, like Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc, is displaying results that lead to a loss of reputation or privacy, is to find out what else is negative about you on the Internet. In other words, if you find something offensive or bad, you need to know what else is there outside that can ruin your privacy and/or reputation.
One thing to be sure is that your LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Facebook profiles will sure appear in the results – if not on the first page, on second or third at least. You have to be very careful about what you write about yourself – what you share or what you Like.
First names and last names can match so there is reason to doubt if the profile is indeed yours. You as well as others can check the profile completely to know if it is you. Then, if you add something else to the name, the search results are narrowed to show different results showing YOU and YOUR CONTRIBUTION to the Internet. It will also show OTHER’s VIEW of you and your products/services. For example, if you type ARUN KUMAR in the Google search bar, you will get a LinkedIn profile that is not about me. But if you type ARUN KUMAR AT THE WINDOWS CLUB, you will soon see my profile at The Windows Club and links to some of my articles on the website. IF the profile were to contain anything bad, I would be embarrassed and would want it to be removed.
Read: Find out what Google knows about you.
Using the same technique, say JACKLINE FROM WORDSMOUTH may bring about some results that Jackline might not like. She would want it removed. There may be a blog that was created to spoil her image. Here is a comment I found on the Internet that I wish to share with you. This comment was posted to Abine on a page that talked about using Bing to remove your name.
“I gave an opinion on a book and it wasn’t the opinion this woman would have wanted so she’s gone on her blog and written a malicious completely untrue article that is a plan to smear me. I’ve tried to challenge and correct the unfounded claims, but she’s refused to publish my response thereby giving a very one sided view of events. For someone who claims to be a feminist, bisexual atheist activist, I am puzzled that she’s so opposed to an open and balanced due process of establishing facts. I have written to both the webmaster as well as the web host and it seems that I would have to resort to the last option which is a legal process”
This is a tough case and I guess the only recourse left for the lady is to really go for legal recourse. But it is not always a court order. In fact, there are simple methods that help you get your name removed from the search engines. I will list a few simple methods here and if they work, you do not have to go to your lawyer. That should always be the last recourse.
Read: What information is available about you on the internet when online.
First of all, approach the website owners
Before you go to Google or Bing to remove some link that showcases your information, you have to get the actual piece removed. The actual piece would normally be a website or a blog. And in most cases, the problem is solved by communication between the blog owner and you.
The reason you have to approach the website or blog is that search engines are just indexes. Even if they remove the information link (which they won’t until satisfied), there would be high chances of the link reappearing when the website or blog is crawled first.
Hence, the first method is to contact the blog owner using the information on the Contact Us phone. Abine had an article where it says persistence is the key. I second that. In case you do not get any response and the material is still there, you need to send another email and another. Or if they have a phone number displayed, call them. Make a compelling case as to how the information puts you or your family etc. in danger before requesting them to remove the information. This must be done cautiously, with the utmost respect – just as you make sales – so that the website owners or the blog owners really do what you want. You can take help of your friends if you are not good at communicating.
If the repeated requests to remove your name from the blog or website go unheard, you have two recourses. First is to contact an online reputation firm, which charges for its services or to go to search engines for removal or blocking of the links.
Read: How to best protect your Privacy on the Internet.
Reach Out To Search Engines
You can contact online reputation firms if you have spare money to spend. Not all reputation companies can help 100 percent. Check out the good ones and go with them if you are willing.
If not, the best method left is to go and tell the search engines that there is some material on the Internet that is creating or may create problems for you. It could be something against you; it could be something you posted when very emotional or just anything. Remember that the search engines too, have their own limitations that they state in their terms and conditions.
For instance, Bing will remove information only if it is one of the following types:
- Gives away private information of people;
- Copyrighted material used without permission;
- Adult content links that do not say it is an adult site
Contact Google or Bing to remove information about you here: Google | Bing.
Bing has a common form for takedown requests while Google has a complex process for the removal of material. If the link is your own, you can use the Google Webmaster dashboard. In either case, you need to have a Google account. Complete the formalities and hope the search engines accede to your request.
Read: How to remove Personal Information from Internet?
Going to Court
If it is very important to get the material removed and the webmasters/bloggers are not paying heed, you may go and talk to your lawyer. But this is the last recourse one should take as it involves both time and money. Even then, the removal may not be guaranteed until it falls under the T&C of the website to which you signed up. Online Reputation Management companies may help, but you cannot say if they will be completely successful. They are, however, less effective compared to courts. But you can try such a company first before going to court. Check out the companies that offer a refund if the job is not done and hire them before you approach a lawyer.
This explains how to remove your name from search engines and results. If you think I missed any point or if you have anything to add, please share it with us.
