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May 24, 2026 · 6 min read

The 15 Data Brokers That Have Your Home Address (And How to Remove It)

Direct opt-out URLs, realistic timelines, re-add intervals, and a practical guide for the 15 largest US data brokers.

What this guide is

If you've never checked which data brokers list your information publicly, this is the guide. It covers the 15 largest brokers in the US, what they typically have on you, the direct opt-out URL for each, and the realistic timeline for actual removal.

It's not a clever marketing piece. It's an actual reference doc. Bookmark it.

The setup

Pick a broker from the list below. Search your name. Note what's listed. Then follow the opt-out instructions for that broker. Set a calendar reminder for 90 days from now to re-check, because most of these brokers re-add removed records on a 60-120 day cycle. Repeat.

Or join the SirVeyor waitlist (sirveyor.app) and Privacy Shield will do all 15+ of these for you, on automated 90-day re-submission, for as long as you have an account. That's the pitch. Now back to the reference.

The 15

1. Spokeo

  • What they typically list: Full name, current and previous addresses, phone numbers, age, relatives, "associates," estimated income range, occupation, marketing categories.
  • Opt-out URL: spokeo.com/optout
  • Process: Find your listing → submit URL on opt-out page → email verification → wait.
  • Timeline: 7-30 days to remove. ~70 day median to re-add.
  • Notes: Among the more compliant. Re-adds slowly compared to peers.

2. BeenVerified

  • What they typically list: Same as Spokeo, plus court records, marriage records, traffic violations.
  • Opt-out URL: beenverified.com/faq/opt-out
  • Process: Search → claim record → email verification → wait.
  • Timeline: 7-14 days to remove. ~80-110 day median to re-add.
  • Notes: Strong UI for opt-outs but aggressive re-adds. Re-submission is essential.

3. WhitePages (and 411.com)

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, age, relatives. The granddaddy.
  • Opt-out URL: whitepages.com/suppression-requests
  • Process: Find listing → submit suppression request → phone verification (yes, they call you) → wait.
  • Timeline: 1-7 days. Among the fastest. ~120 day re-add interval.
  • Notes: Phone verification is annoying but consistent. Most reliable removal.

4. Radaris

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, age, relatives, photos pulled from social media (occasionally).
  • Opt-out URL: radaris.com/control/privacy
  • Process: Search → click "Control Profile" → email verification → wait.
  • Timeline: 30-45 days. ~60 day re-add interval (one of the worst).
  • Notes: Aggressive re-adders. Treat as treadmill broker.

5. FastPeopleSearch

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, relatives, age. Cleaner UI = easier scraping = re-adds faster.
  • Opt-out URL: fastpeoplesearch.com/removal
  • Process: Find listing → submit removal → phone verification → wait.
  • Timeline: Same-day removal advertised, 1-3 days actual. ~60 day re-add interval (the worst).
  • Notes: 87% re-add rate within 90 days based on our internal sample of 200 SirVeyor users. Re-submission is mandatory.

6. TruePeopleSearch

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, relatives, age, sometimes "current employer."
  • Opt-out URL: truepeoplesearch.com/removal
  • Process: Find listing → submit removal → wait.
  • Timeline: Same-day to 7 days. ~75 day re-add interval.
  • Notes: Sister site to FastPeopleSearch — share data sources. Re-adds in the same window.

7. Intelius

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, criminal records, court records, education history, social media handles.
  • Opt-out URL: intelius.com/optout
  • Process: Find record → submit form → email verification → wait.
  • Timeline: 30-60 days. ~90 day re-add interval.
  • Notes: Pharmacy of US data brokers — owns or licenses to Spokeo, BeenVerified, and others. Opting out of Intelius does NOT cascade. Each subsidiary needs its own opt-out.

8. PeopleFinder

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, relatives, age, "household members."
  • Opt-out URL: peoplefinder.com/optout
  • Process: Email request → wait for confirmation → wait for removal.
  • Timeline: 14-30 days. ~90 day re-add.
  • Notes: Email-based opt-out is annoying but works.

9. USPhoneBook

  • What they typically list: Phone, address, age, relatives.
  • Opt-out URL: usphonebook.com/opt-out
  • Process: Find listing → submit removal → wait.
  • Timeline: 7-14 days. ~75 day re-add.
  • Notes: One of the older brokers. Mostly residential phone data.

10. Nuwber

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, age, relatives, occasionally social media handles.
  • Opt-out URL: nuwber.com/removal
  • Process: Find record → submit removal → email verification → wait.
  • Timeline: 14-30 days. ~80 day re-add.
  • Notes: Standard process. Re-submission required.

11. MyLife

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, age, relatives, "reputation score" (their thing), social network history.
  • Opt-out URL: mylife.com/ccpa
  • Process: CCPA-style request via form → identity verification (driver's license required) → wait.
  • Timeline: 30-45 days. ~75 day re-add.
  • Notes: The driver's license requirement is a barrier. 71% re-add rate within 90 days in our sample.

12. PeekYou

  • What they typically list: Aggregated social media presence, profiles, online accounts.
  • Opt-out URL: peekyou.com/about/contact/optout
  • Process: Email request with link to your profile → wait.
  • Timeline: 14-30 days. ~120 day re-add (slowest of the bad).
  • Notes: Mostly aggregates from public social profiles. Removing the underlying social profiles is more effective long-term.

13. ZabaSearch

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, age, relatives. Now owned by Intelius umbrella.
  • Opt-out URL: zabasearch.com/optout
  • Process: Find record → submit removal → wait.
  • Timeline: Inconsistent. Sometimes 14 days, sometimes never confirmed.
  • Notes: One of the ones that simply doesn't visibly comply for ~30% of requests in our sample.

14. ThatsThem

  • What they typically list: Address, phone, age, relatives, vehicles owned, sometimes IP addresses.
  • Opt-out URL: thatsthem.com/optout
  • Process: Find listing → submit removal → wait.
  • Timeline: Variable. Often unresponsive.
  • Notes: Newer broker, less mature opt-out process.

15. Acxiom (B2B layer)

  • What they typically list: Marketing-grade profile sold to B2B advertisers — purchase intent, life stage, income tier.
  • Opt-out URL: isapps.acxiom.com/optout
  • Process: Submit personal info → email verification → wait.
  • Timeline: 30-60 days. The B2B marketing files refresh quarterly so re-add timing is different from consumer-search brokers.
  • Notes: Acxiom doesn't run a consumer search site, but their data ends up in your inbox via every targeted ad you see. Often the most consequential opt-out.

What this list doesn't include

There are 4,000+ data brokers in the US. This list covers the largest 15 by consumer-facing search volume. There's a long tail of:

  • B2B-only marketing data resellers (Acxiom is one, but there are dozens)
  • Risk and identity verification companies (LexisNexis, TransUnion's TLOxp, etc.)
  • People-search sites that white-label data from the brokers above
  • Affiliate sites that scrape and resell

The California Data Broker Registry (oag.ca.gov/data-brokers) lists ~500 registered brokers, which is closer to the actual scale. Most users will get 80% of the benefit from opting out of the 15 above.

The thing nobody tells you

Opting out from these brokers does NOT remove your data from the underlying source records — court filings, voter rolls, property deeds, DMV records. Those are public records and brokers will re-scrape them on the next refresh cycle.

The opt-outs suppress the public-facing search result. They don't delete the underlying record. This is why re-submission is mandatory: brokers re-aggregate from the same public sources, and your suppression eventually expires or gets overridden by a "new" record.

The only way to actually break the cycle is to either (a) keep submitting opt-outs forever on a calendar (manual or via a service), or (b) change the economics of the broker industry so they stop being incentivized to re-add you.

We're working on (b) — that's what SirVeyor's marketplace is designed to do over the long run. (a) is what Privacy Shield does in the short run, automatically, every 90 days, free for waitlist users.

How to actually do the work

Option 1 — Manual. Bookmark this page. Set aside two hours. Open each of the 15 URLs above and submit your opt-out. Set a calendar reminder for 90 days. Repeat. Forever.

Option 2 — Pay a service. DeleteMe (~$130/year), Cloaked (~$100/year), Optery (~$130/year), Onerep (~$100/year). They handle re-submission. They work fine.

Option 3 — Join SirVeyor. Free with the waitlist. We do all 15+ on a 90-day rotation. We also run HIBP breach scanning so you can see which of your accounts have been exposed and what data leaked. Plus, when the marketplace opens, you get the option to actually be paid by businesses requesting your data — instead of letting brokers profit from it for free.

→ sirveyor.app

The reality is: degoogling handles maybe 30% of your exposure. Data brokers are the other 70%. You can't be private without doing this work.

— Jake (founder, SirVeyor)