Privacy Protection
Privacy Protection Services
Data broker and people-search sites publish profiles built from public records. We request their removal and re-check the sites for new listings.
Last checked: October 2026 · Statements checked against the brokers' own opt-out pages
Quick overview
- Privacy protection is about the profiles data broker and people-search sites build from public records and other data sources, with your name, address, phone number, relatives, and work history, not a single review or article.
- It has two connected services: a removal pass with verification that each listing is gone, and ongoing monitoring for re-exposure.
- Several brokers, including Spokeo and PeopleFinders, say on their own opt-out pages that removed information can appear again.
- If what's exposed is a public record tied to a specific incident, such as a court filing or arrest, that falls under content removal instead.
What privacy protection covers
Privacy protection is different from removing a specific piece of content. Instead of one review, article, or photo, it is about the profile pages that data broker and people-search sites build from public records and other data sources, listing your name, home address, phone number, relatives, and employment history.
Spokeo, WhitePages, BeenVerified, and other brokers each keep their own listings, so each site needs its own opt-out request.
Removal and ongoing monitoring
Privacy protection here has two connected services. Data Broker Removal submits opt-out requests to the broker sites that currently list you.
Privacy Monitoring re-checks those sites and others, because brokers such as Spokeo and PeopleFinders say on their own opt-out pages that removed information can appear again.
Neither guarantees that your information disappears from the internet permanently.
If what's exposed about you is a public record tied to a specific incident, such as a court filing or an arrest, rather than a broker profile, that typically falls under content removal instead (see Content Removal), since the removal path is different.
Data Broker Removal
Opt-out requests to the data broker and people-search sites that list your home address, phone number, family info, and employment history.
Privacy Monitoring
Recurring re-scans after the initial removal pass, because brokers say removed information can appear again.
Free tools
Want to see what's exposed before deciding anything? Run a free people-search scan to check the major data-broker sites directly, a free reputation scan for broader legal and news mentions, or send us a specific listing with our free removal assessment tool.
Common questions
Do I need both data broker removal and ongoing monitoring, or just one?
They do different jobs. Data Broker Removal clears what is currently listed. Privacy Monitoring re-checks the sites afterward, because brokers such as Spokeo say on their own opt-out pages that removed information can appear again.
What's the difference between privacy protection and content removal?
Content removal targets a specific piece of content — a review, article, court record, or image — tied to an event or publication. Privacy protection targets your underlying personal data — home address, phone number, relatives, employment history — as it's resold by data broker and people-search sites.
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