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Re:Google introducing tool for under-18s to remove images of... by bcrosby95 on Thursday August 19, 2021 @01:54PM (#28237043)
Or you own a house. Property records are public. If you search my name you can find my home address because of this.

Some search engines also index WHOIS data. So if you don't use privacy options then you may be searchable via that too.

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Re:Google introducing tool for under-18s to remove images of... by babuskov on Thursday August 19, 2021 @02:22PM (#28237363)
> Some search engines also index WHOIS data. So if you don't use privacy options then you may be searchable via that too.

Most registrars have started to hide the real info because of GDPR. I live outside of EU, but my registrar stopped showing my name and address in WHOIS queries without having to opt into their privacy options.

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