how do i remove my phone number from google searches?

**stu** · 01-19-2008 04:20 PM

So I typed my home phone number in the google search and it comes up with my name, address, and a link to a map of where my house is. I know there is a way you can remove it just by typing something into the google search engine because I had a teacher do it and demonstrate it for me in a class one a semester or two ago but I can't quite remember how to do it. All you're supposed to do is type the magic word into the search and it takes out your number. Anybody know what magic word or phrase that is? I've been wracking my brain and can't remember what it is.

**slnet** · 01-19-2008 06:46 PM

To do this: Type in your full phone number using dashes like this:
555-123-4567.

If your number appears in the mapping database, an icon resembling a telephone will appear to left of the entry on the results page.

Click on this icon and it will take you to a page containing a description of the service, and a link to request your number be removed!

Recheck your phone # to be sure it has been removed. Also, if you have children, please check their phone # too!

If this worked, please reply back here so we can verify the info is correct.