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35 lines
1.7 KiB
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# Data Broker Removal — Action Plan (Jul 2026)
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## Recommendation: Use a paid service
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| Approach | Year 1 Cost | Time | Effectiveness |
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| Manual DIY | $0 | 12-20 hrs initial + 2-4 hr/month | Medium |
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| Kanary | **$84/yr** | 2 hrs setup, done | High (continuous) |
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| DeleteMe | $129/yr | 2 hrs setup, done | High (premium) |
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**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.
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## Priority Tiers (50 sites)
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### Priority 1 — The Big 10 (removal cascades to smaller sites)
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Spokeo, Whitepages, Intelius, BeenVerified, TruthFinder, PeopleFinders, Radaris, MyLife, Nuwber, PeekYou
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### Priority 2 — 20 high-traffic people-search sites
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USSearch, ZabaSearch, CheckPeople, GoLookUp, PublicRecords, SocialCatfish, WhitePagesPrime, Addresses, PhoneNumber, InstantCheckmate, PeopleLooker, PeopleSearchNow, PeopleSmart, PublicReports, USPhoneBook, SearchPeopleFree, That'sThem, WhoIs, Yatedo, InfoTracer
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### Priority 3 — 10 background check + public record sites
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CriminalPages, FederalPrison, Mugshots, BustedMugshots, JailBase, TexasTribune, VineLink, PACER, UniCourt, Trellis
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### Priority 4 — 10 marketing data brokers
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Acxiom, Epsilon, Oracle Data Cloud, Experian Marketing, Neustar, Lotame, Merkle, Harte Hanks, BlueKai, Quantcast
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## Breach Database Checks
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- HaveIBeenPwned — https://haveibeenpwned.com
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- Dehashed — https://dehashed.com (15B+ breach records)
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- Firefox Monitor — https://monitor.firefox.com
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- Google Dark Report — https://one.google.com
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## Status
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On the todo list as `kanary-setup` (pending user authorization to sign up).
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