Opt-out guides
Step-by-step instructions for removing yourself from 19 people-search and data broker sites. Every guide is free to follow, lists what you'll need up front, and links to its sources.
Where to start: search your name on a few of the big sites first (Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified, FastPeopleSearch, TruePeopleSearch). Many brokers share a parent company. Some honor one opt-out across their sister sites and some don't — each guide says what's known, so spot-check the related sites afterward.
Acxiom
Valid email address to answer a confirmation email · Embedded opt-out form (iframe from isapps.acxiom.com, bot-protected; field list unconfirmed)
BeenVerified
Search for and select your record on the opt-out search (no listing URL needed) · Email address for a verification link
CheckPeople
Email verification (email-gated: verify before searching for your record) · Record search with name and location; CAPTCHA
ClustrMaps
Site currently offline
CyberBackgroundChecks
Email address (removal-form link emailed to you) · Name
FamilyTreeNow
Email address with email-link confirmation (per FamilyTreeNow's Removal Info page) · CAPTCHA
FastPeopleSearch
Name and email address · CAPTCHA
Intelius, TruthFinder & Instant Checkmate
Email address (verification link) · Name and date of birth to locate your record (third-party guides; not shown on the public page)
Nuwber
Site currently offline
PeekYou
Site currently offline
PeopleFinders
Online opt-out form (third-party guides: profile URL + email, then a second form after email verification) · OR phone request at (877) 551-9688
Radaris
Site currently offline
SearchPeopleFree
Email address (removal-form link emailed to you) · Name
Spokeo
Exact Spokeo listing URL (one per listing) · Email address for verification link
Spy Dialer
Select your state · CAPTCHA
ThatsThem
Online form (bot-protected; could not be loaded from our test environment, HTTP 403 challenge) · Fields reported by third-party guides: full name, street address, city, state, ZIP, email, phone (unconfirmed first-hand)
TruePeopleSearch
Email address · CAPTCHA (hCaptcha, possibly several)
USPhonebook
Email address (a link to the removal form is emailed to you) · First and last name (middle optional)
Whitepages
Exact Whitepages listing URL (ends in a reference ID, usually 11 characters) · A phone number that can receive an automated verification call