You probably haven’t heard of people search websites, but they know a whole lot about you. Also called “data brokers,” these websites make a business of collecting, publicly sharing, and selling your personal information on the Internet. In this post, I’ll show you how to delete personal information from one of the largest people search [...]
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Your name, their database: An update on removing yourself from people search sites
Have you ever Googled yourself and found your name and contact info listed publicly online? This is a common phenomenon, and it’s happening to more of us every day. A few weeks ago, we ranked the best and worst of people search websites: places like Spokeo.com, Intelius.com, and WhitePages.com that collect and post your personal [...]