ThatsThem is a free people search site that lets anyone look up your personal information by name, phone number, email, or even IP address. Like TruePeopleSearch and FastPeopleSearch, ThatsThem displays your data completely free — no account, no payment, no barriers. This guide shows you how to remove yourself from ThatsThem and what to do … Read more
Another data broker, another profile you never asked for. USSearch is a people search and background check site that’s been around for over two decades, quietly publishing your name, address, phone number, and personal details for anyone willing to look. This guide covers how to remove yourself from USSearch and what to do about the … Read more
Instant Checkmate is one of the most heavily advertised background check and people search sites on the internet. If you’ve seen ads promising to “find out the truth about anyone,” there’s a good chance they were from Instant Checkmate — and there’s an even better chance your personal information is in their database. This guide … Read more
Unlike most people search sites that focus on public records, PeekYou specializes in connecting your real identity to your social media presence. It links your name, address, and phone number to your Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social profiles — creating a comprehensive dossier that ties your offline and online identities together. That makes … Read more
Every click, search, signup, purchase, and post you’ve ever made online has left a trace. That trace is your digital footprint — and it’s almost certainly bigger than you realize. Your digital footprint isn’t just your social media posts and Google search history. It includes the profiles data brokers have built about you, the accounts … Read more
Every website you visit has a privacy policy. And almost nobody reads them. There’s a good reason — the average privacy policy takes about 18 minutes to read, is written in dense legal language, and most people assume it says “we protect your privacy.” It usually doesn’t. Most privacy policies actually say the opposite: “We … Read more
Something feels off. Maybe you got a bill for an account you never opened. Maybe your credit score dropped for no reason. Maybe the IRS rejected your tax return because one was already filed. Or maybe you’re getting collection calls about debts that aren’t yours. These are all warning signs that your identity may have … Read more
Working from home has become the norm for millions of Americans. But remote work creates a unique privacy problem: your personal life and professional life are now operating from the same network, the same devices, and the same address. That blurred line exposes you to risks that office workers don’t face. Your home address is … Read more
California just made something possible that no other state has: removing your personal information from over 500 data brokers with a single request. It’s called the DELETE Act, and it created the DROP (Delete Request Online Portal) platform — the most aggressive data broker regulation in the country. If you’re a California resident, this is … Read more
If you live in California — or even if you don’t — you’ve probably seen “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” links at the bottom of websites. Those links exist because of the CCPA — the California Consumer Privacy Act — the most powerful state privacy law in the country. The CCPA gives California residents … Read more