Clearing data brokers

Data brokers with a single step to opt-out

Data broker | Opt-out method | Opt-out link --- | --- Spokeo | Online | https://www.spokeo.com/optout SpyDialer | ? | http://www.spydialer.com/optout.aspx Whitepages | Online | http://www.whitepages.com/suppression_requests process is kind of a hassle though PrivateEye | Mail | https://secure.privateeye.com/optout-form.pdf MyLife | Phone (online method is sketchy and doesn't work, not sure about phone) | https://www.mylife.com/faq.pub Radaris | Online (kind of sketchy, only able to make profile "private" after registering and claiming it | https://radaris.com/page/how-to-remove Instant Checkmate | Online | https://www.instantcheckmate.com/opt-out/ BeenVerified | Online | https://www.beenverified.com/f/optout/search Intelius | Online (requires scanned ID, sketchy and probably not worth it) | https://www.intelius.com/optout PeopleSmart | Online | https://www.peoplesmart.com/optout-go USA People Search | Online | https://www.usa-people-search.com/manage/default.aspx PublicRecords360 | Online (sketcy, requires scanned ID) | http://www.publicrecords360.com/optout.html PeopleFinders | Online | https://www.peoplefinders.com/manage/ PeekYou | Online | http://www.peekyou.com/about/contact/optout/index.php

Data brokers which are a huge hassle to get cleared

Many data brokers, such as pipl require you to chase down all of the source material and ask for it to be removed.

Resources for clearing data brokers

These need to be unpacked and organized. Don't panic. We're in this for the long fight.

Guides

• https://yoursosteam.wordpress.com/2015/08/30/remove-your-mailing-address-from-data-broker-sites/ - This guide is awesome, but has some outdated links. We should add everything from here that is still valid.
• http://techcovered.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-not-be-searchable-on-internet.html - some links outdated
• https://medium.com/thelist/9-ways-to-dodge-trolls-a-feminists-guide-to-digital-security-471f66b98c79 - has info on making your address and phone number harder to find.
• https://onlinesafety.feministfrequency.com/en/#preventing-doxxing - has some opt out links, generally a good guide for folks whose attackers are individuals to organized mobs.
• https://hide.me/en/blog/2016/02/how-to-remove-your-personal-info-from-data-brokers/
• https://www.stopdatamining.me/opt-out-list/ - Might be largely out of date but has a lot

Services

• http://reputation.com/ - will clear your data from paid sites and monitor them going forward.
• https://www.abine.com/deleteme/landing.php