Remove your name, address and phone number from people search sites, in the right order, and get reminded when listings come back.
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Search your name on a people search site and you will probably find your current address, past addresses, phone numbers, age and relatives, all on one page and often free to view. Data brokers build these profiles from property records, voter files, marketing lists, social media and breach data, then sell access to anyone who asks.
Nearly all of them have an opt-out process, because privacy laws require it or because it keeps regulators away. The catch is that each one works differently, some make it deliberately tedious, and listings return when the broker next refreshes its data. This tracker gives you the direct opt-out page for each major broker, what it will ask for, how long it takes, and a re-check date so you can stay removed.
A people search listing is often how a stranger gets from your name to your front door. Stalkers, abusive former partners and harassers use these sites for exactly that, and domestic violence services routinely advise survivors to remove their listings.
Scammers use broker data to sound legitimate. A caller who knows your address, your age and your relatives' names can convincingly pose as your bank, a government agency or a family member in trouble. Removing listings takes that material away.
Brokers also sell the same data to marketers and, in some cases, to background checks used by landlords and employers, where stale or mixed up records can cause real problems.
Paid removal services such as DeleteMe and Incogni submit these same requests for you and repeat them on a schedule. They are worth it if you will not keep up with re-checks yourself. Doing it manually costs nothing but a few hours, spread over time.
Use each broker's own opt-out form. Search for your listing on the site, copy its address, submit it through the opt-out page, and confirm the email they send. This tracker links directly to each form and records what you have done. It takes a few hours spread over a couple of weeks for the main sites.
Most major sites remove a listing within a few days to two weeks of a confirmed request. Some take up to 45 days. Doing the first priority group takes most people two to three hours in total.
Brokers rebuild profiles from public records, marketing lists and other brokers. A new record, such as a change of address or a new phone contract, can create a fresh listing. That is why the tracker sets a re-check date roughly every three months.
They do the same opt-outs you can do here and repeat them automatically, covering more sites than most people would bother with. If your time is worth more than the subscription, or you need ongoing removal for safety reasons, they are good value. If you are happy to spend a few hours and set reminders, the manual route works and costs nothing.
Start with the largest American people search networks, such as Whitepages, Spokeo, BeenVerified and its sister sites, TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate, and the free lookup sites like FastPeopleSearch and TruePeopleSearch. The Do these first group in the tracker lists them for your country.
Google offers a Results about you tool that lets you request removal of search results showing your home address, phone number or email. It removes the result from Google, not the page from the broker, so do both.