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      Your Personal Data On The Internet

      It’s vital and important that we do not share anything about each other we may learn. To help protect each other. Do not EVER publicly share each other’s email addresses, messenger app names etc... let each give out their own info if they choose... unless it’s a scammer... blast those fools of course with solid proof and facts...

      If you all don’t know by now, we leave trails on the internet. In the ever growing issue of data breaches and privacy violations, we are even more vulnerable... don’t believe me? Ever google your own phone number? Each of your user names? Your very own name? Your email addresses? It’s effin sick.

      What you’ll find over and over again is you. Your personal data out there for anyone to see. You’ll be directed to people finder type websites where all one needs is your name and age and a last known city you lived... wallah, your family members, old addresses, places of employment, information from your credit report, your crimes, phone numbers... everything needed to steal your identity or to even find your current home. Any property you own, taxes you’ve paid in such... every thing... try it out. Search your phone number(s), user names, emails, your actual name... see what comes up... it may freak you out though... as it rightly should...

      So take action... it’s going to either cost you time or money... or both... don’t be vulnerable on the net. Protect yourself the best you can...


      First, find out where your data appears. Some of the less scrupulous sites may actually retain information typed into their search boxes, so it’s best to use a search engine if possible... It sucks, but some of the websites may retain your information that you type into THEIR search box... so try to look from outside (if possible) of their search feature by:
      Type your name followed by “site:” and the URL of the people finder service. Or reverse by typing in the site and backslash, then your name... not fail safe or always able but it’s worth a try... Next, scrounge around until you find the site’s opt-out policy....

      Some of main names of these privacy violating pieces of crap are:

      1. Spokeo
      2. People finder
      3. People finders (yes it’s a different website than people finder)
      4. BeenVerified
      5. FamilyTreeNow
      6. PeekYou
      7. PeopleSmart
      8. PrivateEye
      9. PublicRecords360
      10. Radaris
      11. USA People Search
      12. WhitePages
      13. Intelius
      Below are Intelius owned or affiliated companies. However you have to physically remove yourself from each. Unfortunately.
      1. PeopleFinder
      2. USSearch
      3. ZabaSearch
      4. PeopleLookUp
      5. Public Records
      6. Spock
      7. iSearch
      8. PhonesBook
      9. DateCheck
      10. Lookup
      11. LookUpAnyone

      You can hire a company such as:

      abine.com DeleteMe

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      Reputation.com | Reputation Management, Reputation

      Brothers and sisters these are the only 2 websites I can say are safe... there are a crap ton of scam sites claiming to do this service but are fraudulent. A whole friggin lot of them... reputation.com is geared towards businesses now, however they do personal scrubs as well. But you’ll need to contact customer service and work the deal.

      OR

      If you choose to go it on your own here’s some already discovered processes for a few of the websites: sorry, the links won’t embed :0(

      BeenVerified
      BeenVerified’s opt-out policy is easy to find—it’s right in the site footer, as Remove My Info. To opt out, you must find your listing using the search tool at the top of the Remove My Info page, not the site’s main search box. Click on the That’s the One button, enter an email address, and fill out the CAPTCHA challenge. BeenVerified will send a verification email to that address. If you do not click on the link in that email, your request will not be processed, so check your spam folder if the email doesn’t show up.

      FamilyTreeNow
      FamilyTreeNow buries its opt-out link in the middle of its privacy policy, under the Opt Out of Living People Records*section. From the opt-out link, fill out the CAPTCHA and click on the button Begin Opt Out Procedure. The page will then display a search tool to look for records. As with BeenVerified, if you don’t use the specific search tool on the opt-out page, you can’t send an opt-out request.*When you find the actual listing, it will display with a red Opt Out This Record button. (This button will not appear unless you start the search from the opt-out page.) Click on the button to send a removal request.
      Links throughout the site instruct you to copy and paste the URL containing your information and send it to Customer Service using an online contact form. Don’t bother—those requests will be ignored.


      Intelius
      The Intelius Opt-Out online form requires that you upload a file containing a scan of your identification. Acceptable identification includes a driver’s license, a U.S. ********, a military card, a state ID card, or an employee ID card from a state agency. The email address is optional for receiving a confirmation link, but it’s a good idea to provide it since the same address will be used to send a final email after the process is complete. Don’t forget to fill out the CAPTCHA box.
      Intelius also accepts notarized statements proving identity using its Notarized Identification Verification Form instead of government-issued ID. Requests can also be faxed to 425-974-6194 or mailed to Intelius Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 4145, Bellevue, WA 98009-4145. Use your cover letter template for either method.
      As mentioned above, Intelius owns or is affiliated with ZabaSearch, PeopleLookup, Public Records, Spock, iSearch, PhonesBook, DateCheck, LookUp, PeopleFinder, and LookupAnyone. Removing yourself from one does not get you off the others—yes, you have to extract yourself from each one individually. ZabaSearch only honors requests by fax, whereas PeopleLookup accepts both postal mail and fax. Neither have online opt-out options.
      Oddly, the opt-out fax number and mailing address for USSearch is the same as Intelius Customer Service, but you can’t include USSearch as part of the Intelius request. And the only way to submit the opt-out request is by fax.


      PeekYou
      PeekYou includes its opt-out link inside the FAQ on the Privacy page. Before you go to the online form, find the listing containing your information. The URL has a string of numbers that acts as a unique identifier. Copy that numeric string from the URL and paste it into the Unique ID field on the online form.
      Under Actions, select Remove My Entire Listing from the drop-down box, and in the Message box, write: “As per your privacy policy, please remove my listing from PeekYou and all other affiliated people search sites. Thank you for your help with this personal security issue.” There will be an immediate email confirming receipt of the request—and another a few days later after the listing has been deleted.

      PeopleFinder
      PeopleFinder looks like an easy opt out, but that’s only a trick. Each listing has an opt-out link toward the bottom of the Get More Detailed Information box, along with an opt-out link toward the bottom of the privacy policy. Click the link in the listing—because that will ensure your information is prepopulated in the fields. The form needs your full name, city, state, ZIP code, and either a phone number or the street address in order to process a removal request (no need to provide the email address). On the page, select a Removal Reason (“general privacy concerns” is appropriate here).
      Unfortunately, at this point, things stop being easy. I got an error message saying there was no listing associated with the search criteria and I should submit a help request. That’s strange since I had gone directly from the listing page. I then went to the help page and entered my name, email address, and a description of the problem. Then I got an error message saying all fields were required, though there were no other fields on the form. It appears to be a bug in the JavaScript validation. I turned off JavaScript in the browser and submitted my info successfully.


      PeopleFinders
      PeopleFinders (plural) is totally different from PeopleFinder and buries its opt-out link deep, deep in the site. It took me four clicks from the main page to get to the privacy policy, the help page, and the FAQ page before finally landing on the opt-out page.
      Enter your information in the search tool and click on the This Is Me button next to the correct listing. The listing page has two buttons: Keep Showing My Info and Opt Out My Info. Click on the blue opt-out button (make sure to turn on JavaScript if you recently finished with PeopleFinder) and check off the agreement that PeopleFinders will block the record from being displayed. Fill out the CAPTCHA and click on the Continue button. You’ll be asked if you’d like to buy a copy of your report before it disappears forever—you can skip that offer.


      PeopleSmart
      Opting out of PeopleSmart is straightforward. Go to the opt-out page and search for your listing. When you click on the That’s The One button to select your listing, you will be asked who is opting out: yourself, family member, or other. PeopleSmart also needs your email address to send a verification link, so don’t forget to click on the link in that email. I was able to opt out myself and family members this way. Easy!

      PrivateEye
      At least PrivateEye doesn’t require that you find a fax machine. Instead, you need to fill in this opt-out PDF form, print it, and send it*via snail mail. Make sure you fill out only those fields for which PrivateEye already has info about you; no need to provide additional details the company can use to create a new record. The address to send the form: Opt-Out/PrivateEye.com, P.O. Box 110850, Naples, FL 34108


      PublicRecords360
      With PublicRecords360, it’s really difficult to submit a valid request. According to the instructions, you must first send a scan of your identification to the email address [email protected]. (If you created a notarized statement for Intelius or other sites, you can use it for PublicRecords360 as well.) After you email your proof of identity, complete the online form—actually a GoogleForm—with the name and the URL of your listing. In Information To Be Removed, I selected All Information.


      Radaris
      Radaris publishes opt-out instructions on its removal page, but the goal here is to make the process so annoying that people will give up. The first step is to find your listing. Next to the name, there’s an orange Get Report button, and next to that is a grey downward-pointing arrow button. Click on that and a menu will open with the option to Control Information.
      Select that option and you’ll go to a page with three links: Claim This Profile, Radar Updates, and Remove Information. Clicking on the latter opens up a window that says in order to proceed, you must create an account. After you’ve created that account, you can remove all the fields, but to save the changes, you have to enter your phone number so that you can receive a verification code via SMS.

      Spokeo
      To remove your info from Spokeo, you have to find your listing and copy the URL first. Then go to Spokeo’s opt-out page and paste the URL into the form. You need to provide an email address to receive the confirmation link and complete the CAPTCHA challenge. Make sure to click on that link in the email! You’ll get a second email once the process is complete.
      Unfortunately, if your phone number shows up under Spokeo, that’s going to stay. I managed to remove my name from Spokeo, but a reverse lookup of my mobile phone number brings up my name and address.

      USA People Search
      Fill out the search criteria form*to find your public profile. Click on That’s The One, at which point the site will tell you your IP address. Fill out the CAPTCHA and check off the agreement. So nice and easy!


      Whitepages
      Whitepages is perhaps the most annoying service of all, because to remove information, you have to register with the service. That’s right: To get off Whitepages, you need to become a member.
      Search for your information using first name, last name, city, and state, and copy the URL of the listing that contains your information. Then log in to the site, either by creating a new account (feel free to use a throwaway email address) or logging into an existing one. Then click on the Remove From Directory link in the page footer to get sent to the Opt out of Whitepages*page. If you aren’t logged in, you’ll be prompted before you can access the opt-out page. Paste in the URL of the listing to remove on this page and confirm by clicking on the Remove button.


      That’s all I got for now... please feel free to add places I missed... I know there’s a lot more...

      Protect yourselves brothers and sisters.
      Last edited by Cowboymike; 12-25-2018 at 04:28 AM.

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      You can email each company and ask for your information to be removed and they have to and will cause they all did for me

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      Quote Originally Posted by anomily88 View Post
      You can email each company and ask for your information to be removed and they have to and will cause they all did for me

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      I like searching for people in public case records. Most people have been pulled over by the police at least once.

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      Thanks for this post. I work in the IT field and try to tell all my friends to be careful what they post online. Most of them don't care, or are too stupid to care... One friend did not get a job because of the shit he posts online, the company sent him a certified letter with all the instances that disqualified him for the position... lol, he actually said he was going to have his lawyer investigate it to see if they violated any of his rights.. I looked at it and said don't waste your money, what they did was perfectly legal, after paying his lawyer, he said the same thing... lol

      In 5 years you won't be able to take a shit without everyone knowing about it. Your cell phone and Facebook track every damn thing you do..

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      Quote Originally Posted by Starhopper View Post
      Thanks for this post. I work in the IT field and try to tell all my friends to be careful what they post online. Most of them don't care, or are too stupid to care... One friend did not get a job because of the shit he posts online, the company sent him a certified letter with all the instances that disqualified him for the position... lol, he actually said he was going to have his lawyer investigate it to see if they violated any of his rights.. I looked at it and said don't waste your money, what they did was perfectly legal, after paying his lawyer, he said the same thing... lol

      In 5 years you won't be able to take a shit without everyone knowing about it. Your cell phone and Facebook track every damn thing you do..
      I have many Comp Tia certs they are worth more then a computer science degree but yeah u are right

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      Quote Originally Posted by Starhopper View Post
      Thanks for this post. I work in the IT field and try to tell all my friends to be careful what they post online. Most of them don't care, or are too stupid to care... One friend did not get a job because of the shit he posts online, the company sent him a certified letter with all the instances that disqualified him for the position... lol, he actually said he was going to have his lawyer investigate it to see if they violated any of his rights.. I looked at it and said don't waste your money, what they did was perfectly legal, after paying his lawyer, he said the same thing... lol

      In 5 years you won't be able to take a shit without everyone knowing about it. Your cell phone and Facebook track every damn thing you do..
      A few years ago I got denied housing from many different properties and couldn’t figure out how the hell they were getting their info.. then the road to the internet made it loud and clear.... these companies use these services... which is actually against the law, but burden of proof is on me lol... and they base their decisions based on these companies...

      The sad part is though, not all the information is correct... but it’s accepted as truth...

      I quit Facebook and all that social media for the most part.. but they still have a lot of my info...

      Years ago I was surprised to see during one search I did on my phone number, came up some escort service I ordered a private dancer from in like 2006ish lol... I was like how the fuck?!? The website was no longer active either... I had to hire a service to scrub that out... I try to be very careful but dumb shit still shows up... like that.. how? Doesn’t matter. What matters is it did..

      You’re right though... apple... google... amazon .. all these douche bags store and share all of our stuff...

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      Yeah.. put your faith in that one brother lol...

      I use to believe that too... but I ended up changing my name to an alias on Facebook for personal reasons... after jumping through a bunch of hoops to keep the alias on FB, I find out years later that it’s now considered another name I go by... on my credit report, on the search engines, everything... it’s now connected to my actual name... which defeated the whole purpose of creating and having the alias in the first place. Even though I deleted Facebook, it still attached to me.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Cowboymike View Post
      A few years ago I got denied housing from many different properties and couldn’t figure out how the hell they were getting their info.. then the road to the internet made it loud and clear.... these companies use these services... which is actually against the law, but burden of proof is on me lol... and they base their decisions based on these companies...

      The sad part is though, not all the information is correct... but it’s accepted as truth...

      I quit Facebook and all that social media for the most part.. but they still have a lot of my info...

      Years ago I was surprised to see during one search I did on my phone number, came up some escort service I ordered a private dancer from in like 2006ish lol... I was like how the fuck?!? The website was no longer active either... I had to hire a service to scrub that out... I try to be very careful but dumb shit still shows up... like that.. how? Doesn’t matter. What matters is it did..

      You’re right though... apple... google... amazon .. all these douche bags store and share all of our stuff...
      I work in IT as well, and believe me, I've looked up candidates for the position we were hiring for and yeah, I turned down a few dudes, especially the dumbass who told me in our interview that he wanted to work at our site because it was close to home and he didn't have a car due to drug issues.. <facepalm> . I actually use the internet and facebook for me. I only accept people that I know and trust to be my friend on social media. I only post work safe material or comments, minus political comments (those go either way). Language is safe and most importantly, if I have someone that I don't like on my social media due to language, etc, I unfollow them. I keep everything extremely safe and friendly. Anything else on the internet is just normal crap.

      Now, since we are speaking openly about keeping our identities safe, it doesn't help CowboyMike if you're using an avatar pic that looks exactly like you, dude!!

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      Quote Originally Posted by meatneck71 View Post
      I work in IT as well, and believe me, I've looked up candidates for the position we were hiring for and yeah, I turned down a few dudes, especially the dumbass who told me in our interview that he wanted to work at our site because it was close to home and he didn't have a car due to drug issues.. <facepalm> . I actually use the internet and facebook for me. I only accept people that I know and trust to be my friend on social media. I only post work safe material or comments, minus political comments (those go either way). Language is safe and most importantly, if I have someone that I don't like on my social media due to language, etc, I unfollow them. I keep everything extremely safe and friendly. Anything else on the internet is just normal crap.

      Now, since we are speaking openly about keeping our identities safe, it doesn't help CowboyMike if you're using an avatar pic that looks exactly like you, dude!!
      Lol, I took this selfie during my last hemorrhoid removal procedure...

      I had a guy who hated me enough to spend some serious time to sign me up for a bunch of crazy sites.. every thing from fetish sites, to social media fake profiles, to some white nationalist website, philipino sites, political activists type sites... I kept getting emails for the sites, figured I was spammed and my info sold again so just sent everything to junk mail... never thought nothing of it... until someone hit me up about the political sites like wtf?!? Needless to say, someone who doesn’t know me, searching my username that I use to use, or the effing email I used forever!!! Like since early 2000’s I had that email... asshole ruined it... search the email and all the craziness would show up in a search.. I wasn’t aware at that time you could hire out to have yourself scrubbed from the internet...

      So whether we make the trail, or piss someone off, it’s just nice to know it’s happening and there’s shit we can do to fight it... some privacy would be nice lol without having a happy ending showing up somewhere down the road because of a craigslist ad 2006 Your Personal Data On The Internet

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