How to Opt Out of Spokeo.com
1. Visit the Website: Go to https://www.spokeo.com/ using your web browser.
- From the homepage search for your profile.
2. Locate your profile from the search results. Click on your name to view your record.
3. Copy your profile URL from the search bar.
4. Return to the homepage and click ‘Do Not Sell My Info.’
5. Fill out the opt out form by providing a valid email address and your profile URL from the previous step.
- Click ‘OPT OUT.’
6. Click the link sent to your email address to complete your request.
What is Spokeo.com?
Spokeo is a major data broker website.
It operates as people search, background check, reverse phone lookup, address and email lookup site. It provides users with access to public records and various contact information for individuals.
However, due to privacy concerns, many people prefer to remove their information from data broker sites like this even if they don’t have any negative information like arrest records, court records or mugshots.
Spokeo, like other similar websites, sources its information from public records and other publicly available sources.
They get their information from public records databases. That means information collected by the government, such as court records, country records, state records, such as the kind of information that becomes public when you buy a new house or file a change-of-address form with the United States Postal Service.
Why you should remove your information from Spokeo.com
Data brokers like Spokeo collect and sell personal data, often without your consent. This can lead to an increase in unwanted marketing and inaccurate information about you being available online.
Having personal information about yourself online can put you at greater risk of identity theft, doxxing, stalking and other forms of online and potentially physical harassment.
Data brokers often use unclear language. They suggest that paying for detailed reports can reveal court records, lawsuits, and arrest records. This is true even if you’ve never even gotten something as meaningless as a parking ticket. These sites also sell ads to questionable advertisers. These advertisers might imply you have a legal history, even when you don’t.
Ultimately, it’s about having control over your own information. It’s your right to decide who has access to your details and for what purpose.
Removing your info from data brokers is a way to regain some of that control over your digital footprint and online privacy.
What kind of information is available on Spokeo.com?
Spokeo is primarily a people search, address, email and reverse phone lookup site but they also provide extensive information about criminal records and lawsuits. The information they aggregate about people and make available online includes but is not limited to:
- First Name
- Middle Name
- Last Name
- Addresses
- Personal Relationships
- Social Media Profiles
- Forgotten Profiles
- Job Information
- Online Usernames
- Videos
- Dating Profiles
- Images
- Personal Blogs
- Languages Spoken
- Criminal Records
How did Spokeo.com get my information?
Sites like Spokeo gather their data from a few different sources, usually blending public records with other private data that they purchase.
- Public records: This can be anything from voter registrations, property deeds, court records, and marriage licenses.
- Business records: Similar to public records, if you run a business, some of that information is available for anyone to lookup, these sites just bring it all together.
- Credit Bureaus and Financial Institutions: While they don’t directly share credit history without consent, they can make some basic information available under some circumstances.
- Telecom Companies: They get lists of subscribers from phone companies to build their databases of phone numbers and addresses.
- Social Media and Other Online Sources: Publicly available information from social media profiles and other online platforms like LinkedIn can be scraped and aggregated.
- Third-party Data Brokers: They can buy information from data brokers who specialize in aggregating personal data.
A lot of this information is what you might not realize you’re giving away when you sign up for things online. That information, depending on how it is collected, can be bought and sold in bulk. This is kind of like a less malicious version of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
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Frequently asked questions
Data broker sites gather and sell your personal information. They aggregate the data to create public profiles with your contact details, job history, legal records, addresses, shopping, and financial history.
Spokeo is a data broker website that offers people search, address, email, phone number and background check services including arrest records, mugshots and court records. It provides access to public records and contact details for individuals.
The site sources its information from public records, court records, country records, state records, data brokers, cellular operators, third-party data brokers, the internet, and more.
Your information can end up on Spokeo because they collect data from various sources. This includes public records like voter lists and property deeds, business records, and even basic details from credit bureaus and telecom companies.
You can opt-out of having your personal information on Spokeo. You can follow our step-by-step guide here.
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In order to remove information from Spokeo from Google search results, you’ll first need to opt out of their site and remove your information there. Check our Spokeo opt out guide for that.
Once your information has been removed from Spokeo you can use Google’s Remove Outdated Content tool. Select the option “To refresh Google’s outdated result for a webpage that has changed.” Submit the link where your information was appearing on Spokeo there. Google will recrawl the page to ensure the information has been removed. This can take anywhere from an hour or up to a few days depending on the site being crawled and Google’s crawlers. You can check back on the tool to see the status. Once it has finished crawling the page it should be approved and the link will no longer be included in Google search results.
Opting out of Spokeo should only take a few minutes. Your information should be removed shortly after you complete the process.
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Opting out of Spokeo is completely free.
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If your info shows up again on Spokeo, you might have to opt out again. Data brokers often refresh their databases, causing removed info to reappear.
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