How to Disappear

Opt Out: Remove your personal data

Google Search and Location data: https://myactivity.google.com/?continue=https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity

Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear = Book about data removal from reply all podcast
https://inteltechniques.com/books.html

Third Edition Personal Data Removal Workbook = This sheet of 180 websites you can opt out of is part of that book
https://inteltechniques.com/data/workbook.pdf

These are my specific opt-out links. Once I check them and they are removed, I will replace them with the actual opt-out links I used from the workbook linked above.

The “MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK” removals:

• Spokeo = GONE - https://www.spokeo.com/John-Sweet/Virginia/Charlottesville/p1468907721

• Radaris = GONE - https://radaris.com/~John-Sweet/1520809001

• Whitepages = GONE - https://www.whitepages.com/name/John-Sweet/Portland-OR/PvyBLMorK8V

• Intelius (peoplefinder) = GONE - https://www.peoplefinders.com/loading/background-check?firstName=J***&middleName=D****&lastName=S****&city=Portland&state=OR&landing=background&id=g4118674727272603177&productMenuName=marketing-search-background-50off&aniflow=true&50off=true&utm_source=cbc&utm_campaign=teaser_get_premium_details_button&utm_content=ani50off

• BeenVerified = GONE - https://www.beenverified.com/people/john-sweet/or/portland/

• Acxiom = ??? - https://isapps.acxiom.com/optout/OptOut.aspx?confirmFor=johndsweet%40hotmail.com&confirmCode=0009A85-080IOFV-0GAQF6O-0BLFEQ2-07YRMWL&mailclientfix=1.0

• Infotracer = ??? - https://members.infotracer.com/removeMyData/confirm?id=612fdca96172a81e822be030&code=7754db8378018200b0b576947784d820

• Lexis Nexis = ??? - https://optout.lexisnexis.com/

  Not a clear interface, not sure it all got removed, just two addresses were removed probably. Need to find the actual page.

• TruePeopleSearch = GONE - https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/find/person/p4ll86n4n2n2n260rlnn

Others I found and removed:

• Fastpeoplesearch = GONE - https://www.fastpeoplesearch.com/john-sweet_id_G4118674727272603177

  https://www.fastpeoplesearch.com/address/15200-nw-gillihan-rd_portland-or-97231

• ClustrMaps = GONE - https://clustrmaps.com/person/Sweet-amabj2 also https://clustrmaps.com/a/vv4v1/

• CyberBackgroundCheck = GONE - https://www.cyberbackgroundchecks.com/address/5804-n-montana-ave/portland/or

9/20 - Found 1 more after cleaning up the first round

• https://socialcatfish.com/search/john-david-sweet-10138184/……

  • This one was actually found on Brandon’s listing as an associate, but searching the site lead to my listing.

  • The actual page cannot be viewed. It tries to sell you access: https://socialcatfish.com/person/john-sweet-75722410/

  • The opt-out confirmation link returns an error “Invalid verification code. Please try again.” https://socialcatfish.com/opt-out/verify/0/93fd095b8d2dce97996dd669a6b6da0c

  • I submitted the URL and my email and my phone, all three failed.

  • Will check back later to see if the listing is actually removed.

4/20/22 - Found 2 remnants

• https://findpeoplefast.net/person/john-6090955dcf67144ce4a849f9

  • https://findpeoplefast.net/company/remove-my-info

  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVAFJ4nW_vy6FztB5_SS979V-Pi3BfvdJqORi78wx4Uhyhpw/viewform

  • Had to sign into a Google account to fill out the form, submitted 4/20/22

• https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/find/person/p46nul9l6n44rrru2449

  • https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/removal

  • Can’t remove because it is just a reference to a non-existent profile on a profile that has not been updated yet