{
  "description": "Machine-readable data broker opt-out directory for https://thesecuritychecklist.com/p/opt-out-data-collection.html. Humans should use the page; this file preserves the full validation columns.",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-19",
  "recheck_due": "2026-11-19",
  "brokers": [
    {
      "name": "PeopleConnect (Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, US Search, InstantPeopleFinder, ZabaSearch)",
      "official_url": "https://suppression.peopleconnect.us/login",
      "need_profile_url": "Helpful",
      "verify_how": "Email + phone codes + street address. Fallback privacy@peopleconnect.us",
      "id_or_ssn": "No SSN",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~15 min",
      "sticks": "Suppresses name-search. Does not delete. They often refuse paid third-party agents.",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "BeenVerified (PeopleSmart, PeopleLooker)",
      "official_url": "https://www.beenverified.com/app/optout/search",
      "need_profile_url": "Search finds the record",
      "verify_how": "Email confirm. One opt-out per email. Property: /app/optout/address-search. May challenge bots. Multi-record: privacy@beenverified.com",
      "id_or_ssn": "No SSN",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~5 min",
      "sticks": "Per listing / email",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "Whitepages (+411)",
      "official_url": "https://www.whitepages.com/suppression-requests",
      "need_profile_url": "Yes",
      "verify_how": "Automated phone code. Email alternative privacyrequest@whitepages.com",
      "id_or_ssn": "No",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~5 min",
      "sticks": "~72 hours to apply",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "Spokeo",
      "official_url": "https://www.spokeo.com/optout",
      "need_profile_url": "Yes, after search",
      "verify_how": "Email. Fallback privacy@spokeo.com with listing URL",
      "id_or_ssn": "No",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~5 min",
      "sticks": "Re-lists possible",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "MyLife",
      "official_url": "https://www.mylife.com/privacyrequest",
      "need_profile_url": "Helpful",
      "verify_how": "Online form is alive. Email privacy@mylife.com or call (888) 704-1900 if needed.",
      "id_or_ssn": "No SSN",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~10 min",
      "sticks": "1-2 weeks",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "TruePeopleSearch",
      "official_url": "https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/removal",
      "need_profile_url": "Match the listing",
      "verify_how": "May challenge bots / privacy browsers. They re-index public records.",
      "id_or_ssn": "No",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~5 min",
      "sticks": "Re-index likely",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "FastPeopleSearch",
      "official_url": "https://www.fastpeoplesearch.com/optout",
      "need_profile_url": "Match the listing",
      "verify_how": "Email + CAPTCHA (use /optout; /removal is a bot challenge)",
      "id_or_ssn": "No",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~5 min",
      "sticks": "~3 days",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "FamilyTreeNow",
      "official_url": "https://www.familytreenow.com/optout",
      "need_profile_url": "Exact name spelling",
      "verify_how": "May challenge bots / privacy browsers",
      "id_or_ssn": "No",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~5 min",
      "sticks": "Re-lists possible",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "CheckPeople",
      "official_url": "https://www.checkpeople.com/opt-out",
      "need_profile_url": "Helpful",
      "verify_how": "Email verification (email-gated Suppression Center)",
      "id_or_ssn": "No",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~5 min",
      "sticks": "Re-lists possible",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "Radaris",
      "official_url": "https://radaris.com/control-privacy",
      "need_profile_url": "Select your record",
      "verify_how": "Email + CAPTCHA. Fallback customer-service@radaris.com",
      "id_or_ssn": "No",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~5 min",
      "sticks": "Often <1h, up to ~24h; they re-scrape",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "PeekYou",
      "official_url": "https://peekyou.com/about/contact/ccpa_optout/do_not_sell/",
      "need_profile_url": "Yes, include profile URL",
      "verify_how": "Official footer do-not-sell form; unverified in a normal browser. Include name, city/state, profile URL. Do not use guessed mailboxes.",
      "id_or_ssn": "No",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "Form",
      "sticks": "48h-10 business days",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cotality (formerly CoreLogic)",
      "official_url": "https://www.cotality.com/legal/california-notice-at-collection",
      "need_profile_url": "No",
      "verify_how": "Email datasubjectrequests@cotality.com. CA phone 1-866-221-9291. Honors GPC. Not a people-search delete.",
      "id_or_ssn": "No SSN for this notice path",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "Email",
      "sticks": "Property / GLBA / FCRA data exempt",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "TransUnion (CCPA do-not-sell only)",
      "official_url": "https://service.transunion.com/dss/ccpa_optout.page",
      "need_profile_url": "No",
      "verify_how": "This is do-not-sell, not prescreen. Prescreen is OptOutPrescreen.",
      "id_or_ssn": "May ask identity",
      "mail": "No",
      "time": "~10 min",
      "sticks": "CCPA request",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
    }
  ]
}