Take your name back off the internet.
Every guide here teaches you to opt out for free, by hand. That's deliberate — nobody should have to pay to remove their own data, and any service that hides the DIY path isn't worth trusting. We're just honest that almost nobody sustains the work across hundreds of brokers, month after month.
Featured guides
How to Delete Yourself From the Internet (2026)
You can't literally erase yourself from the internet — anyone who promises that is selling you something. Here's what you can actually remove, for free, by hand, and what to expect when it comes back.
California DROP & the Delete Act: Your Deletion Rights, Explained
For the first time, one request reaches every data broker registered in California. Here's how DROP works, how to sign up, the August 2026 compliance deadline, and what it can't do.
Start Here
The whole picture, honestly
How to Delete Yourself From the Internet (2026)
You can't literally erase yourself from the internet — anyone who promises that is selling you something. Here's what you can actually remove, for free, by hand, and what to expect when it comes back.
Opt-Out Guides
Free, step-by-step, site by site
How to Remove Yourself From MyLife
MyLife publishes a "Reputation Score" about you and buries the opt-out — its own privacy-policy link points at a dead page. Here's the form that actually works.
How to Remove Yourself From Intelius (and Its Sister Sites)
Intelius is part of the PeopleConnect family — which is good news: a single suppression request covers Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, and US Search at once.
How to Remove Yourself From Radaris
Radaris builds some of the most detailed profiles in the people-search world, and has a reputation as the hardest site to get removed from. It's doable — you just need to be persistent.
How to Remove Yourself From TruePeopleSearch
TruePeopleSearch exposes a surprising amount with no paywall at all, which makes its listings especially easy for anyone to find. The good news: it's one of the simpler opt-outs.
How to Remove Yourself From BeenVerified
BeenVerified's opt-out is free and quick — but it's part of a family of brands (PeopleLooker, NeighborWho, Ownerly) that each keep their own listings.
How to Remove Yourself From Spokeo
Spokeo turns billions of public records into searchable profiles. Opting out is one of the quicker ones — but each listing has its own URL and must be removed individually.
How to Remove Yourself From Whitepages
Whitepages exposes your addresses, phone numbers, age, and relatives. The opt-out is free and takes about 10 minutes — but phone verification trips most people up.
Your Rights
What the law actually gives you
Data Broker Deletion Rights by State (2026)
Twenty states have comprehensive privacy laws, four run broker registries, and exactly one has a live one-stop deletion tool. The full map — and how to use whatever rights you have.
California DROP & the Delete Act: Your Deletion Rights, Explained
For the first time, one request reaches every data broker registered in California. Here's how DROP works, how to sign up, the August 2026 compliance deadline, and what it can't do.
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Doing this by hand is the honest option. It's also relentless.
Every guide above works, and it's free. But brokers rebuild from fresh public records, so removal is maintenance, not a one-time fix. If you'd rather not keep filing, we file the supported opt-outs across monitored sources and re-check monthly — with a receipt for every request.
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