15 guides

People-search sites: how to remove yourself

People-search sites build a profile of you from public records, old phone books and data they buy: current and past addresses, phone numbers, relatives, sometimes age and property records. Most have a free opt-out, but several belong to the same company and relist you when they buy new data.

• Remove yourself from AnyWhoEasy · 5 minutes per listing; Spokeo says processing takes 24 to 48 hours · Spokeo, Inc.
• Remove yourself from BeenVerifiedSome effort · 10 minutes per record, removal usually within a few days · The Lifetime Value Co. (BeenVerified, LLC)
• Remove yourself from CheckPeopleSome effort · 10-15 minutes; CheckPeople says most opt-outs take effect within 5-7 days · CHECKPEOPLE, LLC
• Remove yourself from FamilyTreeNowSome effort · About 10 minutes; FamilyTreeNow's current pages don't state a processing time · Family Tree Now, LLC
• Remove yourself from FastPeopleSearchSome effort · 10 minutes, removal within 3 days · Mississippi Tornado Alley, LLC
• Remove yourself from Instant CheckmateHard · 15-30 minutes; PeopleConnect doesn't publish a processing time · PeopleConnect, Inc.
• Remove yourself from InteliusHard · 15-30 minutes; PeopleConnect doesn't publish a processing time · PeopleConnect, Inc.
• Remove yourself from MyLifeEasy · 10 minutes; MyLife's form says requests are processed within 15 business days · Insightbridge LLC
• Remove yourself from PeopleFindersEasy · 5 minutes per profile; PeopleFinders doesn't publish a processing time · Peoplefinders, LLC
• Remove yourself from SpokeoEasy · 5 minutes per listing, removal within 24-48 hours · Spokeo, Inc.
• Remove yourself from ThatsThemEasy · 5 minutes; ThatsThem says requests are typically processed within 72 hours · Spokeo, Inc.
• Remove yourself from TruePeopleSearchSome effort · 10 minutes, removal usually within 72 hours (up to 45 days) · Free Data Services, LLC
• Remove yourself from TruthFinderHard · 15-30 minutes; PeopleConnect doesn't publish a processing time · PeopleConnect, Inc.
• Remove yourself from USPhoneBookSome effort · About 10 minutes; USPhoneBook says to allow 3 days for processing · Mississippi Tornado Alley, LLC
• Remove yourself from WhitepagesSome effort · 10 minutes, removal within 24 hours · Whitepages, Inc.