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
When someone Googles your name and finds your home address, phone number, and personal details on the first page of results — that’s a problem. And it’s a problem most people don’t know how to fix. The good news: Google actually has tools that let you request removal of results that display your personal information. … Read more
Found your personal information on PeopleFinder? You’re looking at another data broker site that’s been publishing people’s names, addresses, phone numbers, and personal details for years — available to anyone who wants to search for you. This guide covers how to remove yourself from PeopleFinder, what to expect during the process, and why handling PeopleFinder … Read more
If your personal information is on Intelius, it’s probably on a dozen other sites too — because Intelius operates one of the largest networks of people search sites on the internet. When you opt out of Intelius, you’re not just dealing with one website. You’re dealing with an entire family of sites that share the … Read more