Every time you buy something online, you’re not just paying for a product — you’re handing over your personal information. Your name, address, phone number, email, credit card number, and purchase history all get recorded, stored, and in many cases, sold to data brokers and marketing companies. That’s why you get targeted ads for products … Read more
You share your first name on a dating app. Maybe your age, your neighborhood, where you work. Seems harmless — that’s what everyone does. But here’s what most people don’t realize: with just your first name and approximate location, someone can find your full name, home address, phone number, and family members in about 60 … Read more
Type your name into Google and there’s a good chance the first results you see are from people search sites — websites like Whitepages, Spokeo, BeenVerified, and TruePeopleSearch that display your home address, phone number, age, family members, and other personal details for anyone to find. These sites are the consumer-facing side of the data … Read more
Moving to a new home is exciting — but it’s also a privacy nightmare if you’re not careful. Within weeks of moving, data brokers will have your new address listed on hundreds of websites, fully replacing your old address and making your new location searchable by anyone. Every change-of-address form, utility hookup, voter registration update, … Read more
Whether it’s a new job, an apartment application, a loan, or even a date — someone is probably going to run a background check on you at some point. And what they find might not be what you expect. Background checks pull information from public records, court databases, and — increasingly — data broker sites. … Read more
How many online accounts have you created over the years? Think about it — every shopping site, social media platform, forum, dating app, gaming service, email provider, and random website that required a signup. The average person has over 100 online accounts. Most of us have forgotten about the majority of them. Those forgotten old … Read more
The short answer to “do data brokers have my information?” is almost certainly yes. If you’ve ever had a phone number, lived at an address, voted in an election, owned property, or used the internet — your personal information is on data broker sites right now. But don’t take our word for it. You can … Read more
You use Google every day — search, Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Chrome, Android. And every time you do, Google is recording it. Your searches, your location history, your YouTube watches, your voice commands, your purchase history, your ad profile — Google has built a detailed picture of who you are, what you do, and what you’re … Read more
Right now, dozens of companies are making money by selling your data — your name, address, phone number, browsing habits, purchase history, location data, and more. You never agreed to most of it, and you probably don’t even know which companies are doing it. This isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry built … Read more
Another day, another data broker with your personal information on display. Nuwber is a people search site that you’ve probably never heard of — but it may have heard of you. It’s quietly publishing your name, address, phone number, age, and family details for anyone to find. This guide shows you how to remove yourself … Read more