Data Broker Opt-Out Guide: Every Site and How to Remove Yourself

Here is every major data broker site that Unlisted covers, along with the manual opt-out process for each one. I am giving you this for free because everyone deserves to know how to protect their own privacy.

Why bother? Because every one of these sites is a place where someone can buy your phone number for a fraction of a cent. Every robocall, every scam text — it traces back to a database like these. Opt out and you cut the supply.

Fair warning: this is going to take a while if you do it manually. Each site has its own process. Some are easy. Some are infuriating. I will be honest about which is which.

Or you can let Unlisted handle all of this automatically for $0.99.

1. Spokeo

What they have: Name, phone, email, address, age, relatives, social profiles.

Opt-out: Search yourself at spokeo.com, copy the URL of your profile, go to spokeo.com/optout, paste the URL, enter your email, and click the confirmation link they send you.

Difficulty: Moderate. Straightforward but takes 3-5 days to process.

2. BeenVerified

What they have: Name, phone, email, address, age, employment, social media.

Opt-out: Go to beenverified.com/faq/opt-out, search for your listing, select it, and submit the removal request. Confirm via email.

Difficulty: Easy. Usually processed within 24 hours.

3. Whitepages

What they have: Name, phone, address, age, relatives, property records.

Opt-out: Go to whitepages.com/suppression-requests, search for your listing, verify via phone call (they call you with a code), then submit.

Difficulty: Annoying. The phone verification step trips people up.

4. TruePeopleSearch

What they have: Name, phone, address, email, age, relatives, associates.

Opt-out: Find your listing on truepeoplesearch.com, click "Remove This Record" at the bottom of your profile. Complete the CAPTCHA.

Difficulty: Easy. One of the simpler ones.

5. FastPeopleSearch

What they have: Name, phone, address, email, age, relatives.

Opt-out: Go to fastpeoplesearch.com/removal, find your listing, click remove, and verify by email.

Difficulty: Easy. Similar to TruePeopleSearch.

6. Intelius

What they have: Name, phone, address, age, criminal records, property records.

Opt-out: Go to intelius.com/opt-out, search for your listing, submit the removal form. They may require identity verification.

Difficulty: Moderate. Can take up to 45 days.

7. MyLife

What they have: Name, phone, address, age, a "reputation score" (yes, they score you).

Opt-out: You need to call them. The number is (888) 704-1900. There is no web form. You have to speak to a person and request removal.

Difficulty: Painful. Having to make a phone call in 2026 to protect your privacy is absurd.

8. PeopleFinder

What they have: Name, phone, address, age, relatives.

Opt-out: Go to peoplefinder.com/optout, search for and select your listing, verify via email.

Difficulty: Easy.

9. USSearch

What they have: Name, phone, address, age, associates.

Opt-out: Email [email protected] with your name, address, and a link to your listing.

Difficulty: Moderate. Email-based opt-outs are slower and harder to track.

10. Radaris

What they have: Name, phone, address, email, social profiles, court records.

Opt-out: Go to radaris.com, find your listing, click "Control Information," create an account (yes, really), then request removal.

Difficulty: Infuriating. They make you create an account to remove your data. The irony.

11. ThatsThem

What they have: Name, phone, address, email, IP address.

Opt-out: Find your listing at thatsthem.com, click the opt-out link at the bottom of your record, confirm by email.

Difficulty: Easy.

12. Nuwber

What they have: Name, phone, address, email, age, relatives.

Opt-out: Go to nuwber.com/removal, search for your listing, submit removal request, verify by email.

Difficulty: Easy.

13. Pipl (now Pipl.ai)

What they have: Name, phone, email, social profiles, professional history.

Opt-out: Email [email protected] with a removal request and a link to your profile.

Difficulty: Moderate. Email-based, and response times vary.

14. Instant Checkmate

What they have: Name, phone, address, criminal records, court records, relatives.

Opt-out: Go to instantcheckmate.com/opt-out, search your name, select your listing, confirm via email.

Difficulty: Easy. Same parent company as TruthFinder.

15. TruthFinder

What they have: Name, phone, address, age, criminal records, social media.

Opt-out: Go to truthfinder.com/opt-out, search for your listing, submit the removal. Confirm by email.

Difficulty: Easy.

16. ClustrMaps (PeopleLooker)

What they have: Name, phone, address, email, age, property records.

Opt-out: Email [email protected] with your name and listing URL, or use their web form at peoplelooker.com.

Difficulty: Moderate.

17. Addresses.com

What they have: Name, phone, address, age.

Opt-out: Go to addresses.com/optout, find your listing, submit removal request.

Difficulty: Easy.

18. Cyber Background Checks

What they have: Name, phone, address, criminal records.

Opt-out: Go to cyberbackgroundchecks.com/removal, search for your record, submit a removal request.

Difficulty: Easy.

The reality check

If you made it through all 18 of those, congratulations. That probably took you a couple of hours. Now here is the bad news: you need to do it again in 30 to 60 days when they re-list you.

This is exactly why I built Unlisted. We automate every single one of these opt-outs, plus we re-scan monthly and catch re-listings automatically. Free scan, $0.99 for one-time removal, $9.99 per year for ongoing protection.

Your time is worth more than a dollar. But either way — manually or with Unlisted — get yourself off these sites. Start with a free scan.