Tag: Identity theft

Vanishing Online: How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google Search
December 16, 2025 0

Vanishing Online: How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google Search

By The Admiral Staff

Google now allows users to request the removal of “Personally Identifiable Information” (PPI) from its search results to protect against identity theft and financial fraud. This includes items like Social Security numbers, bank account details, login credentials, and sensitive documents. To initiate a removal, users must fill out a Google form, providing details about the offending URLs and confirming attempts to contact the website owner. Google will review requests and may contact users for further information.

The Mystery of the Missing Credit Score Points
November 23, 2025 Off

The Mystery of the Missing Credit Score Points

By The Admiral Staff

A reader’s credit score dropped 38 points despite diligent budgeting and paying off their credit card in full each month. The author suggests the likely culprit is an inactive store credit card that may have been closed due to inactivity, which negatively impacts credit utilization and account age. They advise obtaining free weekly credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com to investigate and check for inaccuracies, errors, or potential identity theft. The author emphasizes that a credit score is a snapshot and maintaining good financial habits like paying balances

February 7, 2025 Off

Your Credit Score: It’s More Than Just Loans

By The Admiral Staff

Your credit score significantly impacts more than just loan approvals and interest rates—it can affect insurance, apartment rentals, and even job opportunities. Even a single late payment or identity theft can damage your score. CreditWise, a free credit-monitoring app from Capital One, offers tools to monitor your credit report, alerts for dark web activity, and a simulator to project the impact of financial decisions on your score. It’s accessible to most U.S. residents and doesn’t require being a Capital