How Do Data Brokers Get Your Email Address?
Your email turns up on people-search sites even if you never entered it anywhere risky. Here is where it comes from and which sources you can shut off.
Data Privacy for Private Investigators and Process Servers
You use people-search data every day to find other people. That same industry has your name in it too, and the people you serve papers to know how to use it.
Data Privacy for Nurses and Home Health Aides
Nurse license lookups are public by design, and home health work adds what boards never planned for: patients who already know your face and your schedule.
Every Data Broker Opt-Out Guide on This Site: The Full Directory
Every site-specific opt-out guide we have published, in one place, plus what to do about the major brokers we have not covered and how to handle the rest.
How Moving to a New Address Affects Your Data Broker Footprint
Moving does not erase your old address, it adds a new one, and the move itself creates fresh records. Here is what happens to your data broker footprint.
Are Background Check Companies Data Brokers? The Legal Line Between Them
Background check firms and people-search sites pull from overlapping sources but follow very different rules. Here is the legal line and why it matters to you.
Should You Freeze Your Child’s Credit? A Parent’s Guide to Protecting a Minor’s Identity
Child identity theft goes unnoticed for years because nobody checks a minor’s credit report. A 2018 federal law made freezing it free. Here is how it works.
How to Remove Your Phone Number From the Internet: A Practical Guide
Your phone number is the easiest piece of your identity for a broker or a scammer to find. Here is where it actually comes from and how to pull it back.
Data Privacy for Content Creators and Influencers: Reducing Doxxing Risk
A large audience means a small fraction is still enough people to go looking for your real address. Here is how to cut doxxing risk without going dark.
Data Privacy for Rideshare and Delivery Drivers: What Riders and Platforms Can See
Driving for Uber, Lyft, or DoorDash means strangers see your name, face, and rough location daily. Here is what that exposure adds up to and how to limit it.
Does Using Public Wi-Fi Feed Data Brokers?
Public Wi-Fi carries real security risks, but the connection to data broker profiles is more indirect than most people assume, here’s what actually happens.
Connected Cars and Data Brokers: What Your Vehicle Actually Shares
Connected cars collect location history, driving behavior, and more, and some of that has been sold straight to data brokers. Here is what your vehicle shares.