Opt-Out Lists and where to find them
- https://www.instantcheckmate.com/optout/
- http://www.mylife.com/help/
- http://www.peekyou.com/about/contact/optout/
- http://www.peepdb.com/privacy.html
- http://www.instantpeoplefinder.com/optout.html
- http://www.peoplefinders.com/manage
- http://www.peoplefinder.com/optout.php
- https://liveramp.com/opt_out/
- http://www.spokeo.com/opt_out/new
- https://www.beenverified.com/f/optout/search
- http://search.backgroundfinder.com/optout.html
- https://www.intelius.com/optout.php (Instructions on site, fax ID, preferably with photo, signature, ID number and issue/expiry dates blurred/covered, or snail mail it in)
- http://ussearch.com/privacylock(you will need to provide ID here, as well, like with Intelius, and often snail mail an ID copy)
- https://www.peoplesmart.com/optout-go
- http://www.familytreenow.com/optout
- https://www.truthfinder.com/opt-out/
- http://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/PrivacyForYourFamilyTree (partial optout)
- http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
EFF Tutorial on Data Brokers (Acxiom, Datalogix, Epsilon, BlueKai, Acxiom)
DMA (direct mailer) optout:
Adding your # to Do Not Call List:
- https://donotcall.gov/default.aspx
- 1.888.382.1222
- 1.866.290.4236 (TTY)
BOA:
Citibank:
- 1.888.214.0017
JP Morgan Chase:
Wells Fargo:
While logged into a secure session at wellsfargo.com, online banking customers can select Account Services -> Change Privacy Preferences to opt out or call
- 1.888.528.8460
Mail/fax opt out instructions for CIS Nationwide:
- http://cisnationwide.com/optout.html
- (This company controls loads of search/creeper/stalker sites, listed at http://cisnationwide.com/websites.html)
Opting out of credit preapproval communications and sharing:
You will usually have to request a FERPA Opt Out form from the school, fill it out as necessary (making a copy for your own records) and have them place it in your "student file." This is basically a note for secretaries at the school to know that you don't want them to tell inquirers your directory information, which includes name, address, phone numbers, dates of attendance, degrees received, and often some health information including height/weight or other personal details. With the FERPA opt out on file, the details should only then be provided to legitimate employers or law enforcement, or at your request.
Paid privacy service, DeleteMe:
Paid privacy service, Privacy Duck:
Michael Bazztel's book: Hiding From the Internet:
World Privacy Forum page on Credit Freezes:
- https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/credit-freeze (They also have numerous other articles that can be helpful, though a lot of their opt out lists contain a lot of now-dead links or which redirect to new owners' unrelated sites)
https://archive.org/about/contact.php
Opt out of seeing personalized ads (Google)
// original list found here: http://www.pcwf.co/2017/01/gtfo-easy-opt-out-lists-and-where-to.html