Clearing data brokers

Data brokers with a single step to opt-out

Data broker	Opt-out method	Opt-out link
Spokeo	Online	https://www.spokeo.com/optout
SpyDialer	?	http://www.spydialer.com/optout.aspx
Whitepages	Online	http://www.whitepages.com/suppression_requests process is kind of a hassle though
PrivateEye	Mail	https://secure.privateeye.com/optout-form.pdf
MyLife	Phone (online method is sketchy and doesn't work, not sure about phone)	https://www.mylife.com/faq.pub
Radaris	Online (kind of sketchy, only able to make profile "private" after registering and claiming it	https://radaris.com/page/how-to-remove
Instant Checkmate	Online	https://www.instantcheckmate.com/opt-out/
BeenVerified	Online	https://www.beenverified.com/f/optout/search
Intelius	Online (requires scanned ID, sketchy and probably not worth it)	https://www.intelius.com/optout
PeopleSmart	Online	https://www.peoplesmart.com/optout-go
USA People Search	Online	https://www.usa-people-search.com/manage/default.aspx
PublicRecords360	Online (sketcy, requires scanned ID)	http://www.publicrecords360.com/optout.html
PeopleFinders	Online	https://www.peoplefinders.com/manage/
PeekYou	Online	http://www.peekyou.com/about/contact/optout/index.php

Data brokers which are a huge hassle to get cleared

Many data brokers, such as pipl require you to chase down all of the source material and ask for it to be removed.

Resources for clearing data brokers

These need to be unpacked and organized. Don't panic. We're in this for the long fight.

Guides

• https://yoursosteam.wordpress.com/2015/08/30/remove-your-mailing-address-from-data-broker-sites/ - This guide is awesome, but has some outdated links. We should add everything from here that is still valid.
• http://techcovered.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-not-be-searchable-on-internet.html - some links outdated
• https://medium.com/thelist/9-ways-to-dodge-trolls-a-feminists-guide-to-digital-security-471f66b98c79 - has info on making your address and phone number harder to find.
• https://onlinesafety.feministfrequency.com/en/#preventing-doxxing - has some opt out links, generally a good guide for folks whose attackers are individuals to organized mobs.
• https://hide.me/en/blog/2016/02/how-to-remove-your-personal-info-from-data-brokers/
• https://www.stopdatamining.me/opt-out-list/ - Might be largely out of date but has a lot

Services

• http://reputation.com/ - will clear your data from paid sites and monitor them going forward.
• https://www.abine.com/deleteme/landing.php