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Copper Contributor

Mar 23, 2023

How can I remove my full name as a top search suggestion?

Hello. I am writing this as a continuation from the Microsoft Support Community, in which someone directed my attention to this place. I have been using Bing via the incognito mode for a good amo...

nollie

Copper Contributor

Mar 24, 2023

hello Chunkypears

hello others

my first language is not English so excuse me for any errors in my writing.

Also I am not trying to hijack your question but I rather want to bring extra attention to it because I think this is really an important privacy issue and Microsoft should be able to offer a solution.

I am having the almost the exact same issue you are describing. I wanted to remove my personal information as much as possible from the internet and searched my own full name a lot of times in different search engines. Bing actually has been showing lots of outdated results with sites wherefrom the info was already removed.

I have a very uncommon name and now if you enter my first name into the bing search bar everybody can see my full name as the second highest suggestion.
One of my main goals was actually to have people not find out my full name if they happen to know my first.

Chunkypears

Copper Contributor

Mar 25, 2023

Thanks for stepping in and offering your side of this problem. Yes, this is indeed a privacy related issue and Microsoft should be able to address concerns like these properly. Bing has been showing tons of outdated results that were either weblinks or images that were connected to pages that have been long deleted. I find it odd how Bing doesn't update automatically like other search engines, you pretty much need to tell them yourself about it.

My first name is uncommon too, so there aren't many people out there who share my first and last name possibly.

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Mar 25, 2023
Chunkypears
I'm not expecting a private message -> please just an official discussion that anyone can join, as this is a Public Forum.
In my opinion, you should not worry - this is a very helpful feature and does not violate privacy - all operating systems use this feature , so Microsoft has to implement it , because users need it.
And searching Bing for outdated information is a separate topic
- Chunkypears
  Copper Contributor
  Mar 25, 2023
  I’m confused on what you’re talking about. Are you referring to this forum being a feature? I came here to increase my chances of finding someone who can help me out with my issue.
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    Mar 26, 2023
    Chunkypears
    "I came here to increase my chances of finding someone who can help me out with my issue."
    Please note that the keyword suggestion feature (for you it's a problem) for others is a helpful feature!
    Removing only your distinctive name is not feasible (it's a waste of time)
    If someone wants to remove it using a script - it will be a scammer and beware of such solutions!
    Good luck