yaelwrites/big-ass-data-broker-opt-out-listCurated, community-maintained directory of data broker opt-out instructions to help individuals remove personal information from people-search sites and reduce their online attack surface.
| Symbols | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 💐 | crucial |
| ☠ | high priority |
| 🎫 | requires driver’s license (cross out your ID #!) |
| 📞 | must pick up a (gasp!) phone |
| 💰 | site charges money for access or removal (whaaaat?) |
This list, also known as BADBOOL, was started in September 2017 and was most recently updated on September 27, 2026 to remove Radaris and Rehold (down due to a court order), OpenDataUSA (whose registration expired), and Advanced Background Check (which no longer works in all states). We also added EveryJoe, and added a link to an app to freeze credit on behalf of minors and adults under guardianship or power of attorney. And we updated United4Heritage’s name and links–it’s now United Nations Public Administration Network.
BADBOOL is and will always be free, but you are welcome to buy me a coffee! 💕☕️ If you’d like to learn more about me and my other work, feel free to check out my website, Yael Writes.
How to use this page: We recommend opting out of high-priority sites first. If you only have the time and patience for 14, start with sites marked 💐. If you can do 20 (total), go to sites marked ☠ as well. Once you’ve completed all of those, you can start to work your way through the rest of the list. We’ve reordered this list by priority for your convenience.
Note that this list is primarily U.S.-based since it is a volunteer project based in the U.S. While it is intended for people in all U.S. states, California residents can use the Delete Request and Opt-Out (DROP) portal to demand deletion of personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
Please send corrections or updates to [email protected] using the subject line “BADBOOL,” or file a pull request. (You can find other ways to reach me on the contact page on my website.) Screenshots in emails are incredibly helpful. With very few exceptions, I only add opt-out information if users can verify that the data broker has their information before sharing additional data. To make the site accessible to the largest number of people, I include listings where removal is not limited to people in jurisdictions with privacy laws, to specific professions, or to people who are able to provide police reports, court orders, or letters from credit reporting agencies, to prove they are at risk.
Disclaimers: Some of these opt-outs take a long time to go through. Sometimes, information is pulled from other sources and you’ll need to opt out multiple times for the same site. Data brokers come and go (and are bought out by others), and they also often change their opt-out pages. I update this regularly, but it’s not always current. There are sites I either don’t know about or do not include because there is no free way to see if they have data before requesting removal, or to provide the specific URLs needed for removal. Finally, even opting out of these sites doesn’t mean that your address is secure. In many states, real estate data and voter registration information is public (or easy to obtain). And, of course, location data can be found by physical means (e.g., following you home) and through other people who know it (i.e., social engineering). That said, removing your home address from data broker sites can significantly lower your attack surface and make it harder for people to find it. 💕
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If you've been doxed, you can remove your contact info from Google Search and from Bing.
Google allows you to remove non-consensual or intimate personal images, involuntary fake pornography, irrelevant pornography from Google search results for your name, content about you on sites with exploitative removal practices, and several other categories of information.
Google has a free service called Results About You, that allows you to search for your data and ask for it to be deindexed.
Find your information and opt out of people search and property search. BeenVerified also owns PeopleLooker and PeopleSmart. Be aware that BeenVerified only allows one opt-out per email address, so you may need to reach out via email for additional opt-outs. You will need to confirm your opt-out request by clicking on a link sent to you via email.
First, request a copy of your data by filling out your name and email address under “Right to Know” at CheckPeople's privacy rights page. If CheckPeople has your information, opt out. You will be required to share your birthdate and full legal name.
Go to Clustal.org and look for your information in the top search bar. Click on “view full record” to grab the URL. (This is important, as the original URL will not work.) Then, go to the Privacy Control page, enter the URL, and click “remove my info.” Then enter your email address and click “remove my info” again. (Note that if you have more than one listing, you’ll need a different email address for each one.) Lastly, go to your inbox and click on the opt-out link in the email sent to you.
Find your information. Opt out by emailing [email protected], calling 1-888-245-1655, or filling out a form. If you’re told that Intelius can't find your account, you may need to confirm your mailing address, phone number, old email addresses, or other information via email. (As always, make sure Intelius already has the information before providing it.) Intelius owns Addresses.com, Addresssearch.com, Anywho, Classmates, DateCheck, Instant Checkmate, InstantPeopleFinder, iSearch, LookUpAnyone, Peopleconnect.us, PeopleFinder, PeopleLookup, Phonesbook, Publicrecords, Spock, Truthfinder, US Search, and Zabasearch.
First, search for your name. Then enter the URL in the opt-out page. Click “remove my info,” and add your email address. Click on the confirmation link emailed to you.
