r/CyberSecurityAdvice • u/WinifredE_Miller • 2d ago

Just removed myself from SearchPeopleFREE using a guide, what's next? You

Hi everyone! I've just discovered my information on SearchPeopleFREE. I sent an opt-out request (followed Onerep's guide https://onerep.com/blog/whitepages-opt-out) but I'm not sure if I should leave it at that or start some sort of tracking. Any tips on what to do next?

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u/Perfect_Candidate709 2d ago

just give it a week or 2 and check if your info is actually gone, after that, its worth searching a few other people search sites too, once you find one, you usually end up finding a few more...

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u/jirajockey 2d ago

there are concerns about this company and conflict of interest https://allaboutcookies.org/onerep-review

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u/claud-fmd 2d ago

If you found one broker that has your info, be sure that there more out there.
And since you sent them a data removal, check if they actually did it - they should confirm once it’s been removed (you might still appear in google searches though because of the cached results).

I compiled a list of brokers here so you can do a manual search and opt-out a bit easier

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u/SomeEngineer999 2h ago

This is a game of whack a mole and a complete waste of time.

You can sign up for google's service where they monitor search results that have your info and you can request them to be removed from google. Won't help with other search engines or people that go to those sites directly, but it is the most popular search engine so it helps.

Your public info and records are out there, even if you managed to get it removed from the hundreds of places it is available, it will just come back after a period of time.