Removing personal info from web?

Don't blame these or any other websites like them, they are nothing but data miners for infonthats always been there. For the real sources of this data: stores, government of all kinds, the fact you post heee if your real name is in the profile, etc.. its not "once it's out there", it always has been, you just never noticed. And there are plenty more and way better detailed sites than these.

All these "free" internet offerings aren't really, and come with a price. That price is a trade for all your information.

I found nothing on my name at the first site link listed, and the second one was asking for money. And my thought is from the fancy graphics about loading, looking, compiling, that they don't have much either. Both look like just ways to get your money with little in return.

valhalla360 wrote:
First stop using the internet.
Second, stop using the phone.
Third, stop using credit cards
Fourth, without telling anyone move to a remote area and live on nuts and berries.

Even this isn't 100%.

Seriously, it is amazing what can be figured out from seemingly innocuous information.

And this is it exactly. The other thing to stop doing is using store loyalty cards.

We lost our privacy back in the '1920s when credit cards were introduced. Direct marketing firms have been maintaining lists of us, our income, our buying habits, addresses, phone numbers, etc. since at least the mid-'1940s.

Interesting articles below, but don't read them if you fear for your privacy.

Target predicts teen pregnancy before her father knows

How companies learn your secrets

What’s Even Creepier Than Target Guessing That You’re Pregnant?

What you can find out about yourself on the web doesn't even scratch the surface of what kind of data about us is in the hands of others.

First stop using the internet.
Second, stop using the phone.
Third, stop using credit cards
Fourth, without telling anyone move to a remote area and live on nuts and berries.

Even this isn't 100%.

Seriously, it is amazing what can be figured out from seemingly innocuous information.

(1) these are scam sites and the reason they exist is to make money.
(2) as far as I can tell without giving them any money, the info is marginally accurate at best. Certainly not worth the coin they demand.

One of the first things to do is get several completely new e-mail accounts, and do not publish the addreses to anyone. Another is to route all your current e-mail to one account, and automatically delete everything that goes there. It appears that there are a number of companies that specialize in doing exactly what you want. As it on google, then investigate companies that look good to you. About the only other thing to do is become a government witness, and the FBI will do it for you.

I want my genealogy out there, I am trying to find my father or his descendants. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
Every time you make an application, every time you make a credit card or debit transaction the information goes into cyberspace and those with the right tools can access it. Do you notice the advertising that reaches you after making a purchase? General Foods and Procter & Gamble know exactly who is buying what and who might be tempted with new products.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
You cannot. Sorry!

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You might want to try using the Brave browser. It keeps your info fairly private and gives you a readout of what has been blocked and who has been trying to snoop.

What's done is done. Hint: Google, Facebook, Windows 10 are all about collecting and aggregating info about you. Nothing is free - if it seems free to you, it just means you're what's being sold.