Data Broker Opt-Out Guide

A comprehensive US checklist for removing your personal information from people-search websites and data aggregators.

General Instructions & Setup

CRITICAL: Do NOT use your primary email!
Use a disposable/alias email. Create one via Firefox Relay, SimpleLogin, or DuckDuckGo Email Protection before starting.
  • For each site below, navigate to the opt-out URL provided.
  • Search for listings matching [Your Full Name] in [Your City, State].
  • If multiple listings appear (e.g., current address, old addresses in other states), opt out of ALL of them.
  • When email verification is required, check the disposable inbox and click the verification link immediately — some expire within 15 minutes.
  • If a site requires a CAPTCHA that cannot be completed, flag it and move on.
  • Do not create accounts, enter payment information, or start free trials on any site.

Core Opt-Out Tasks

  1. Go to intelius.com/opt-out (Redirects to PeopleConnect Suppression Center).
  2. Enter the disposable email address.
  3. Check email — click the verification link within 15 minutes.
  4. Enter your full legal name.
  5. Enter date of birth (required field — enter it if known, otherwise leave for manual follow-up).
  6. Select ALL matching records across all states you've lived in.
  7. Set each to "Suppressed" and confirm submission.
  1. Go to spokeo.com and search for your name.
  2. Find your profile listing. Copy the full profile URL (format: spokeo.com/[Name]/[State]/[City]/XXXXX).
  3. Go to spokeo.com/optout.
  4. Paste the profile URL into the form.
  5. Enter the disposable email address and complete the CAPTCHA.
  6. Submit, then check email and click the verification link.
  7. Note: If the profile is behind a paywall and you cannot get the URL, note this for later.

Step A — Free listing removal:

  1. Go to whitepages.com/suppression-requests.
  2. Search for your name and location.
  3. Paste the profile URL into the suppression form.
  4. Phone Verification: It will display a code on screen and call a phone number to verify. You must answer the call and enter the code.

Step B — Premium listing removal (separate process):

  1. Go to Whitepages Support.
  2. Submit a support request asking to remove the Whitepages Premium listing for your name and address.
  1. Go to beenverified.com/app/optout/search.
  2. Search for your name and state.
  3. Select the matching listing(s).
  4. Enter the disposable email address.
  5. Click the verification link in your email and confirm removal.
  1. Go to truepeoplesearch.com/removal (hidden from homepage).
  2. Enter the disposable email address.
  3. Complete the CAPTCHA/hCaptcha.
  4. Search for your name and city/state.
  5. Click "Remove This Record" on each matching listing.
  6. Check email and click the verification link.
  1. Go to radaris.com/control-privacy.
  2. Search for your name.
  3. Find your listing and copy the profile URL.
  4. Paste the URL into the opt-out form.
  5. Enter email and verify.
  6. Note: The "Mentions" section requires a separate removal request. If mentions appear, submit a second removal for those.
  1. Go to peoplefinders.com/opt-out.
  2. Enter your name.
  3. Enter the disposable email address.
  4. Complete the CAPTCHA.
  5. Check email, click verification link.
  6. A second form will appear requesting additional profile details — complete it with matching information.
  1. Go to fastpeoplesearch.com/removal (Must be accessed from a US IP address).
  2. Enter the disposable email address.
  3. Agree to the terms and complete the CAPTCHA.
  4. Search for your name and location.
  5. Click "Remove My Record" on each matching listing.
  6. Verify via email.
  1. Go to nuwber.com and search for your name and location.
  2. Copy the full profile URL.
  3. Go to nuwber.com/removal/link.
  4. Paste the profile URL.
  5. Enter the disposable email and verify.
  1. Go to thatsthem.com/optout.
  2. Fill in the form: Name, Address, Phone (if known), Email (disposable).
  3. Complete the CAPTCHA and submit.
  4. Alternative method: send email to [email protected] with name, address, and request for removal.
WARNING: This site uses aggressive dark patterns. Do NOT click any upsell buttons, "reputation score" offers, or account creation prompts.
  1. Go to mylife.com/ccpa/index.pubview.
  2. Select your state and enter your name.
  3. Find the matching profile and copy the URL.
  4. Paste profile URL into the form.
  5. Enter email and submit the verification code.
  6. If the web form is unresponsive, call (888) 704-1900 and request removal verbally.
  1. Go to isapps.acxiom.com/optout/optout.aspx.
  2. Select the opt-out segments (select all available).
  3. Enter your personal information (Name, Address).
  4. Enter the disposable email and complete the CAPTCHA.
  5. Verify via email.
Task 13: CyberBackgroundChecks

Go to removal page, search name, enter disposable email. Verification link valid for 24 hours only. Complete suppression form.

Task 14: InfoTracer

Go to infotracer.com/optout/. Search name/state. Enter disposable email. In explanation field, write: "I request removal of my personal information from your database." Verify via email.

Task 15: Spy Dialer

Go to spydialer.com/optout.aspx. Enter state, name, address, and email/phone if required. Confirm opt-out.

Task 16: VoterRecords.com

Go to voterrecords.com. Search name and state. Open record, scroll to bottom, click "Record Opt-Out". Enter disposable email and verify.

Task 17: SearchPeopleFree

Go to searchpeoplefree.com/opt-out. Enter name, disposable email, verify via email. Complete follow-up form. Note: 30-minute session window.

Task 18: PeopleSearchNow

Go to peoplesearchnow.com/opt-out. Search name/state, select listing, enter email, verify and confirm.

Professional Aggregators

Sites like LexisNexis supply data to law firms, investigators, and law enforcement. They have stricter opt-out processes.

LexisNexis / Accurint

Go to optout.lexisnexis.com to request suppression under FCRA/state law. Requires identity verification (e.g., driver's license). Takes 3-5 weeks.

Thomson Reuters CLEAR

Opt-out via their privacy portal. Similar identity verification process required.

CoreLogic

Major property records aggregator. Opt-out at corelogic.com/privacy/ under your state's privacy rights.

State Privacy Laws Leverage: If you live in a state with comprehensive privacy laws (e.g., California CCPA/CPRA, Colorado CPA, Virginia VCDPA), invoke your state law when submitting deletion requests. It creates a strict legal obligation to comply within ~45 days.
Post-Completion: Cache Removal

Even after removal from broker sites, your profile may still show up on search engines until they re-crawl the page.

Maintenance Schedule

Data brokers continuously refresh from public records (property sales, voter registration, DMV data). Re-run this entire checklist:

  • 30 days after initial completion
  • Every 90 days thereafter
  • Immediately after any major public record change (buying a house, registering to vote).