Google has upgraded its safety tools in ways that help you spot scams faster and request removal of sensitive personal info from Search results. These updates matter because scammers move quickly, and they often target people who they think are easier to pressure—especially seniors and people with disabilities, including blind people.
One big improvement is Google Search’s “Results about you” tool, which helps you find personal information showing up in Search and request removal of those results. It already supported removal requests for exposed contact info like your phone number, email, or home address, and it’s now expanding to include government-issued IDs such as a driver’s license, passport, and Social Security number.
Chrome is also getting stronger at stopping scams before they hook you, especially when you enable Enhanced Safe Browsing (Chrome’s highest Safe Browsing protection level). Google says this mode keeps people twice as safe compared to standard protection, and it now uses AI (including Gemini Nano) to predict scam sites and catch scams that may be brand new, with early focus on remote tech-support scams.
For blind users who rely on screen readers and other assistive tech, the key point is that these protections are built into mainstream tools many people already use—Google Search and Chrome—so you don’t need special software to benefit. Still, accessibility does not remove risk: many online threats use fear, urgency, and fake “account problems” to push people into sharing codes, bank info, or remote access, and those tactics often prey on seniors and disabled people because scammers assume they can intimidate or confuse them. The PASS Power blog team hopes everyone stays safe online in 2026, and happy Black History month!