Want your compromised personal information off Google?

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I'm sure that most of us are aware of myLot's epic blunder by now. They've removed the site they were testing the new layout on, but the compromised information is still readily available through Google's cache. If you've found your personal information on myLot's test site and want it removed sooner rather than later, this is how you do it: 1. Go to Google's public URL removal tool at http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/removals You will need to log into your Google account to proceed with removing the link. 2. Click on the button that says Create a new removal request. 3. Enter the URL of the page you want removed from Google's cache. This is the URL of the page on myLot's test site, not the Google cache URL. 4. Click Continue. Google will analyze the link for a few seconds and then you should see a message with the page URL and the following message: This page has been removed from the web or blocked from Google. Do you want to remove this page from Google search results? 5. Click Yes, remove this page. After you do so, the page you submitted will be pending removal from Google. I hope this helps some of you who are worried about your compromised information. I can't say how long it will take for Google to act on the requests, but it will probably be faster than leaving them alone. Respond at your own risk, as this will probably end up being removed.