Everyone’s personal information is more accessible online than ever before. Many data brokers and people search sites aggregate and publicly display sensitive details, like names, addresses, and phone numbers. This exposure can be exploited by spammers, scammers, and even identity thieves. Concerned about privacy and want to remove your personal information from these sites? DuckDuckGo has you covered.
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FastPeopleSearch
FastPeopleSearch is a data broker, compiling publicly available personal information and making it publicly accessible. FastPeopleSearch gathers data from government records, other data brokers, and various online sources to create detailed profiles for individual American citizens.
Whitepages
Whitepages is a well-known data broker that collects personal information from public records and displays it online. Whitepages compiles data from public records, government sources, and other data brokers to create detailed online listings.
Truthfinder
Truthfinder markets itself as a background check service, but it’s just another data broker that compiles personal data into detailed online profiles. Truthfinder collects data from public records, other data brokers, social networks, and online databases to build profiles.
Spokeo
Spokeo is a people search website that compiles personal data into detailed online profiles. Spokeo collects data from public records, social networks, online databases, and other data brokers.
TruePeopleSearch
TruePeopleSearch is a data broker that gathers publicly available personal information and makes it free to view online. They collect information from public records, phone directories, and online sources to compile personal profiles.
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