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| 📫 | must use snail mail |
| 💰 | site charges money for access or removal (whaaaat?) |
**This list, also known as BADBOOL, was started on September 29, 2017 and was most recently updated in February 2024 to add Cyber Background Checks, update a link, and improve the listing for CheckPeople. We also added information on Mozilla Monitor and Mozilla Monitor Plus.
**This list, also known as BADBOOL, was started on September 29, 2017 and was most recently updated in February 2024 to add Cyber Background Checks, update a link, and improve the listing for CheckPeople. We also added information on Mozilla Monitor and Mozilla Monitor Plus. (And yes, some shameless self-promotion.)
Please send corrections or updates to [yael@yaelwrites.com](mailto:yael@yaelwrites.com), or file a pull request. (You can find other ways to contact me [here](https://yaelwrites.com/contact)). Screenshots in emails are incredibly helpful. I will add opt-outs where users can verify that the data broker has their information before providing it, and where removal is not limited to GDPR/CCPA/etc.
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### Get on the Do Not Call Registry
[https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx](https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx)
## Additional Options (Paid and Free)
### Additional Options (Paid and Free)
[Brand Yourself](https://brandyourself.com/), [DeleteMe](https://joindeleteme.com/), [DeleteMyInfo](https://www.deletemyinfo.com/), [EasyOptOuts](https://easyoptouts.com/), [IDX Privacy](https://www.idx.us/idx-privacy), [Kanary](https://www.thekanary.com/), [Mozilla Monitor Plus](https://monitor.mozilla.org/), [OneRep](https://onerep.com/), [Optery](https://www.optery.com), [Privacy Pros](https://privacypros.com/), [Reputation.com](Reputation.com), [Reputation Defender](https://www.reputationdefender.com/), and [Spartacus](https://spartacus.com) all offer different opt-out services. In general, note that removal services are not comprehensive, as some data brokers do not allow third parties to remove listings, and removal services do not include every data broker on this list, let alone outside of it.
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There are several free services available as well. [Have I Been Pwned](https://haveibeenpwned.com/) allows you to check to see if your email address has been involved in a data breach. The free tier of [Mozilla Monitor](https://monitor.mozilla.org/) allows you to search up to five email addresses to see if your information is exposed in data breaches or found on data broker sites, and gives step-by-step instructions on removal. [Permission Slip](https://permissionslipcr.com/) by Consumer Reports (disclosure: I work there) is a free app that will file a data rights request on your behalf to tell companies to stop selling your personal information, or to delete your account.
### Shameless Self-Promotion
Online privacy and security work hand in hand. There are important steps to take to secure your personal data beyond finding and removing it from people search sites. For my day job, I manage Consumer Reports’ [Security Planner](https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/), a free, easy-to-use guide to staying safer online. Check it out for personalized recommendations and expert advice on topics such as keeping social media accounts from being hacked, locking down smart speakers and home security cameras, and reducing intrusive tracking by websites. This tool builds upon the work of the Citizen Lab, which originally launched and managed the project.
If you’d like to learn more about me and my other work, feel free to check out my website, [https://yaelwrites.com/](https://yaelwrites.com/].
## Further reading
[Doxing: Tips To Protect Yourself Online & How to Minimize Harm](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/doxxing-tips-protect-yourself-online-how-minimize-harm) (EFF)