This is posted for everyone to read, not as a reply to any particular contributor: Took me forever to find the post to edit it, I definitely put it in general discussion as a separate topic, but it decided to put itself here. It's been a strange day....at least it showed up somewhere.
Did some research on various sites and found---
A few Ways To Protect your info on the internet
If someone else has posted sensitive information about you on their website or blog, then you can contact the webmaster of the site and ask them to remove the information. If a website refuses to remove your info, then you can send a legal request to Google* and ask to have it removed.
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You can limit the data Google associates with you by removing your name from Google search results with a removal request. This will disable anyone online from getting any results if they search your name. (Note that this will not remove your information from the original sites and sources where it’s posted.) Moreover, Google collects all your browsing data continuously. You have the option to turn on “Auto Delete” in your privacy settings to ensure that the data is deleted regularly and help limit the amount of time your sensitive data stays vulnerable.
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You can also occasionally delete your cookies or use your browser in incognito mode to prevent websites from being tracked back to you. Go to your Google Chrome settings to clear your browser and cookie history.
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Delete old social media accounts and make the ones you keep private
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How do I remove my public information from Google?
If you come across a page in search results containing personally identifiable information, you can tap on the three-dot menu icon and bring up the “About this result” panel. Click “Remove result,” and Google will take you to the removal request form.
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Remove personal info from other websites and blogs
If you’ve ever published articles, written blogs, or created any content online, it might be a good time to consider taking it down if it is no longer serving a purpose. Depending on what you’ve posted, you may have shared personal details about your life. Additionally, you might be mentioned by other people in various social media posts, articles, or blogs. It is worth reaching out to these people to request them to take down posts with sensitive information.
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Delete or deactivate your shopping, social media and web service accounts
To get rid of these accounts, go to your account settings and look for an option to either deactivate, remove or close your account. Depending on the account, you may find it under Privacy or Security, or something similar.
If for some reason there are any undeletable accounts, change the info in the account to something other than your actual info. Something fake or completely random.
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If you want to remove an old forum post or an old embarrassing blog you wrote back in the day, you'll have to contact the webmaster of those sites individually. You can either look at the About us or Contacts section of the site to find the right person to contact or go to whois.com and search for the domain name you wish to contact. There you should find information on who exactly to reach out to
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Remove outdated search results
Submit the URL to Google in hopes it'll update its servers, deleting the cached search result so you're no longer associated with the page.
