# Data Broker Removal — Action Plan (Jul 2026)

## Recommendation: Use a paid service

| Approach | Year 1 Cost | Time | Effectiveness |
|----------|------------|------|---------------|
| Manual DIY | $0 | 12-20 hrs initial + 2-4 hr/month | Medium |
| Kanary | **$84/yr** | 2 hrs setup, done | High (continuous) |
| DeleteMe | $129/yr | 2 hrs setup, done | High (premium) |

**Why paid:** Data respawns every 30-60 days. A service continuously re-scans and re-submits removals. Manual approaches fizzle because by the time you finish the 50-site list, the first sites have re-added you.

## Priority Tiers (50 sites)

### Priority 1 — The Big 10 (removal cascades to smaller sites)
Spokeo, Whitepages, Intelius, BeenVerified, TruthFinder, PeopleFinders, Radaris, MyLife, Nuwber, PeekYou

### Priority 2 — 20 high-traffic people-search sites
USSearch, ZabaSearch, CheckPeople, GoLookUp, PublicRecords, SocialCatfish, WhitePagesPrime, Addresses, PhoneNumber, InstantCheckmate, PeopleLooker, PeopleSearchNow, PeopleSmart, PublicReports, USPhoneBook, SearchPeopleFree, That'sThem, WhoIs, Yatedo, InfoTracer

### Priority 3 — 10 background check + public record sites
CriminalPages, FederalPrison, Mugshots, BustedMugshots, JailBase, TexasTribune, VineLink, PACER, UniCourt, Trellis

### Priority 4 — 10 marketing data brokers
Acxiom, Epsilon, Oracle Data Cloud, Experian Marketing, Neustar, Lotame, Merkle, Harte Hanks, BlueKai, Quantcast

## Breach Database Checks
- HaveIBeenPwned — https://haveibeenpwned.com
- Dehashed — https://dehashed.com (15B+ breach records)
- Firefox Monitor — https://monitor.firefox.com
- Google Dark Report — https://one.google.com

## Status
On the todo list as `kanary-setup` (pending user authorization to sign up).
