You searched your name, saw your home address listed publicly, and want it gone.
Data brokers scrape public records (property deeds, court filings, voter rolls), social media, app permissions, and loyalty programs. They aggregate and resell to marketers, debt collectors, scammers, and skip tracers. Removal is legal in all 50 states but each broker has its own opt-out process.
Whitepages, Spokeo, BeenVerified, Intelius, PeopleFinders, Radaris, MyLife, FastPeopleSearch, TruePeopleSearch, and InstantCheckmate. These ten feed most other sites — removing here cascades to dozens of smaller scrapers within 30-60 days.
DIY: free, 30-60 hours of work, must re-do every 6 months. Automated services (~$10-15/month): file removals continuously, monitor re-listings, and handle CAPTCHA + verification calls. For most people, the math favors automation after the first month.
No. Brokers re-scrape public records constantly. You need ongoing removal — one-time deletion lasts 60-180 days before your info reappears.
No. Data brokers are separate from credit bureaus. Removal has zero effect on your FICO or credit reports.
In California, Colorado, and a few other states yes — but most people get faster results from opt-out requests than litigation.
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