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Data Broker Opt-Out Guides
Free, step-by-step instructions for removing yourself or an older parent from the people-search sites that publish names, ages, home addresses, and phone numbers. Hundreds of these sites exist; these guides cover the biggest ones, the sites most likely to be listing your family right now, with the exact steps and a last-verified date for each. No account, no cost.
How your personal information gets used
Data brokers collect public records, property deeds, voter rolls, court filings, and old phone books, and assemble them into profiles anyone can look up. A typical listing shows a person's age, home address, phone number, and the names of their relatives, free or for a couple of dollars. The FTC estimates there are more than 4,000 data brokers in the United States, and hundreds of people-search sites put those profiles a quick search away.
Those listings feed the call lists and mailing lists behind spam calls, junk mail, and scam texts. For older adults the stakes are higher: a page showing that someone is 82, lives alone at this address, with this phone number and these grandchildren's names, is a ready-made targeting file. Older Americans lose billions to fraud every year, and much of it starts with a lookup.
The brokers are required to remove you on request. The catch is that there are a lot of them, every form is different, and the data comes back as new records flow in.
Two ways to get off these sites
Free, with these guides
These guides cover the biggest people-search sites. Budget 5 to 15 minutes each, and plan to re-check everything every 90 days, because removals don't stick forever. Honest math up front: clearing the major brokers is an afternoon per quarter.
Jump to the guides ↓Automatic Data Removal
KinKeeper's Data Removal files the removals automatically, re-checks every 90 days, and shows your whole family what was found and removed, so nobody spends a Saturday on forms.
See Data Removal →Guides for the biggest people-search sites
Common questions
Is it free to remove my information from these sites?
Yes, always. Data brokers are required to remove you at no cost, and none of the guides here asks for payment. If a site ever wants money to remove your own listing, treat that as a red flag and walk away.
Can I do this for my mother or father?
On most sites, yes. Each guide has a 'Doing this for a parent?' note. Many forms only need a listing URL and an email you control, so you can handle the request end to end. A few verify the person's own phone or email, and those are easiest to do together.
Why does my information come back after I remove it?
Opting out removes a listing, not the public records behind it. As new records flow in, a fresh listing can appear at a new URL your earlier request does not cover. Re-check every 90 days and clear anything new.
How long does the whole list take?
Budget 5 to 15 minutes per site. Clearing the major people-search sites is an afternoon of work, then you repeat the whole cycle every 90 days, because removals do not stick forever. That quarterly afternoon is exactly why automated removal exists.
Tired of forms?
KinKeeper files these removals for you, re-checks every 90 days, and shows your whole family what was found and removed.
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