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path1's avatar
path1
Explorer
Aug 16, 2017

Removing personal info from web?

Grandkid comes over who is taking a elementary police class, and in few second finds my info on web. Some of info is from public records I think, and other info I believe is from daughter thinking how great it would be to do genealogy on the web.

As the saying goes...While I have nothing to hide, I still don't ride to town naked.

Two linked sites below the worst I think...plug in your info and see what they on you about you. Surprised me.

I don't like my personal info on web. How do I get it off?

https://www.spokeo.com/

https://www.mylife.com/

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  • obgraham's avatar
    obgraham
    Explorer
    Aug 16, 2017
    All it has on my family is some addresses -- mostly out of date. No mention of my jail time or other misdeeds.
    All pretty much public. Not to worry.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Aug 16, 2017
    It's wishful thinking to believe you can delete anything.
  • path1's avatar
    path1
    Explorer
    Aug 16, 2017
    Searching_Ut wrote:
    I don't worry much about those sites. In my case they are less than a third accurate. Address history not even close, relative list is a joke etc. If anything it would throw someone off that was trying to research me


    In my case they were 100% accurate except one relative. Guess I'm easy to track down.
  • Searching_Ut's avatar
    Searching_Ut
    Explorer
    Aug 16, 2017
    I don't worry much about those sites. In my case they are less than a third accurate. Address history not even close, relative list is a joke etc. If anything it would throw someone off that was trying to research me
  • path1's avatar
    path1
    Explorer
    Aug 16, 2017
    ricks99 wrote:
    path1 wrote:

    I don't like my personal info on web. How do I get it off?

    https://www.spokeo.com/

    https://www.mylife.com/


    If the info is public, there's not much you can do. However, you can start on each sites' FAQ or Help page:

    https://www.spokeo.com/faqs-consumer

    http://www.mylife.com/help/


    Forget which one but they want e-mail address to even get started. I for sure don't want to give them any info.

    I was hoping by now somebody might of started a business keeping what's yours, well yours. Not the entire world. Sort of like those credit card fraud places that watch out for your credit account.

    Thanks

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