UPDATED Links verified 2026-09-06 · 37 brokers
Get your personal data off the internet. Free, in 20 minutes.
Data brokers publish your address, phone number, and relatives. This is the working checklist that removes it: a 20-minute first pass, direct opt-out links for 37 brokers, and alerts when new ones appear.
- No paywall
- No affiliate links
- First pass needs no SSN
- Written by Daniel Oakley
Six steps. Most people finish in one sitting.
of test listings cleared by DIY in one week, per Consumer Reports. Paid services: 0 to 59%.
brokers with direct opt-out links. 22 consumer, 15 business databases.
DeleteMe is ~$129/yr and cleared ~27% at 4 months. You can do better yourself.
how often brokers re-check and re-list you. Removal is maintenance, not a one-time task.
How it works
Three passes. The first one takes 20 minutes.
Anyone can finish the first pass. You do not need to live in California. Official URLs only.
Do the six that matter most
Google’s Results About You, OptOutPrescreen, Global Privacy Control, your phone’s ad ID, Google Ad Center, Do Not Call. Twenty minutes, no SSN.
Work the directory
22 consumer brokers and 15 B2B databases, each with the direct link, the time it takes, and the gotchas. Or paste our prompt into an AI browser agent and let it click.
Stay off. We watch for you.
Brokers re-list you and new ones launch. Members get an alert when there is something new to opt out of, plus every guide on the site, kept current.
Pass 1 · 20 minutes
Do these first
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Google Results about you 3 min
Hides results in Search; it does not take the source page down. As of February 2026 this also covers government ID numbers.
myactivity.google.com/results-about-you ↗ -
OptOutPrescreen 5 min
Official four-bureau site; it may block bots. Phone 1-888-567-8688. Online opt-out lasts 5 years and needs SSN/DOB. Permanent opt-out is a signed mailed form. Do not mix this with TransUnion’s do-not-sell portal.
optoutprescreen.com ↗ -
Global Privacy Control (GPC) 2 min
A Firefox setting; Brave and DuckDuckGo send it by default; or use EFF’s Privacy Badger. About a dozen states now legally require companies to honor it. The old NAI opt-out sunset September 15, 2025, so skip it.
globalprivacycontrol.org ↗ -
Phone advertising ID 2 min
iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking off; Apple Advertising → Personalized Ads off. Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads → Delete advertising ID.
Apple tracking settings ↗ -
Google Ad Center 3 min
Turn off personalized ads and clear the interest profile Google keeps on you.
myadcenter.google.com/home ↗ -
Do Not Call 2 min
This reduces legitimate telemarketing. It does not stop scams. Since April 2025, replying STOP to a marketing text is legally binding and must be honored within ten business days.
donotcall.gov ↗
California residents
File DROP at privacy.ca.gov/drop after the list above. One request reaches every registered broker: since August 1, 2026 all 600+ of them must process DROP deletions on 45-day cycles. Not in California? Skip it: it does not work for you. Public records stay either way.
Pass 2 · the directory
Every broker, one direct link each
Last verified 2026-09-06. Re-check in 90 days. BeenVerified, PeopleFinders, TruePeopleSearch, and FamilyTreeNow may challenge bots or privacy browsers. Open those in a normal browser. Labels mark later / upstream, needs SSN, and employment-background; every named broker still has a row.
site:peekyou.com "Your Name". Expect 48 hours to 10 business days. Try the form only if it loads for you.No brokers match that filter.
No brokers match that filter.
Priority labels are not skip lists. Later / upstream (Acxiom, Epsilon, Experian marketing, Oracle), needs SSN (LexisNexis), employment-background (HireRight), and the four-bureau credit-offer opt-out (Equifax / All Credit Bureaus via OptOutPrescreen) each have a row. Do these first above is the 20-minute pass, not a reason to leave anyone out of the table.
Also worth doing later: Snov.io (app.snov.io/clear-email), and the intent-data vendors 6sense and Demandbase, which hold individual profiles and take removal requests through their privacy forms. Bombora is company-level only.
Have an AI do the clicking
Paste one prompt. Supervise the rest.
If you use Claude with the Chrome extension enabled, it can work this page for you: open each opt-out form, fill it in, and stop to ask you for the details it needs.
- Uses only the official links on this page
- Shows you every form before it submits
- Asks for personal details one form at a time; never your SSN
- Hands CAPTCHAs and emailed codes back to you
You have browser access. Work through the opt-out guide at https://thesecuritychecklist.com/p/opt-out-data-collection.html and complete as many opt-outs for me as you can in one session. How to work: 1. Start with the six items under "Do these first," in order. Then work the consumer broker directory top to bottom, then the business database table. 2. For each entry, open the official opt-out link from the page. Do not use any other URL, and do not use a paid removal service. 3. Read the special instructions for that entry before you start, and follow them exactly. 4. Before you submit anything, show me the form and the values you plan to enter, and wait for my confirmation. What to ask me for: - Ask for the personal details each form needs, one form at a time, and only what that form actually requires: full name and any variants, current city and state, past addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, work email addresses, date of birth, LinkedIn URL. - Never guess, infer, or reuse a value I did not give you. If a field is unclear, ask. - If a form asks for a Social Security number, stop and tell me. Do not enter one unless I explicitly say to. LexisNexis is labeled Needs SSN: ask me before opening that row. - If a form needs a link to my listing, search the site for my name first, show me the matches, and let me pick which profile is mine. Where you will get stuck: - CAPTCHAs, SMS codes, phone verification codes, and emailed confirmation links: stop, tell me exactly what you need, and wait. I will complete that step or hand you the code. - If a page blocks you or looks like a bot challenge, say so and move to the next entry. Come back to it at the end. - If an opt-out link is dead or redirects, note it and move on. Do not hunt for an alternate address. When you finish: - Give me a table of every entry you tried: done, waiting on me, or blocked, with what is needed to finish the blocked ones. - Remind me that brokers re-list people, and that this needs repeating in about 90 days.
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Common questions
Before you start
Can I permanently remove myself from data broker sites?
No. Opting out is ongoing maintenance, not a one-time fix. Brokers keep collecting and re-listing you from public records, and they re-check roughly every 45 days. Plan to revisit your opt-outs every 90 days or so.
Does a VPN protect me from data brokers?
No. A VPN is not an opt-out tool. Brokers get your information from public records and other offline sources, not your browsing traffic. See why you probably don’t need a VPN.
Do I need a paid removal service?
Not necessarily. Consumer Reports found that doing it yourself cleared about 70% of test broker sites in a week, better than most paid services, which scored between 0% and 59%. Everything on this page is free.