Steps You Can Take to , Control Your Personal Data , and Reduce Your Internet Presence.
Fox recently offered some tips on
how to remove, or at least reduce,
your personal data from the internet.
While it is almost impossible to completely scrub your
online data, the first step is determining what
discoverable information about you is actually out there. .
To start figuring out which sites
already have your information,
try googling yourself.
To start figuring out which sites
already have your information,
try googling yourself.
Data broker sites like 'People Search' are
sites that allow users to obtain information
about people, usually for a small fee.
These sites allow people access to information
including phone numbers, addresses,
age, birthday and even work history.
According to WebFX, there are currently
over 4,000 data broker sites that collect
information on more than 500 million people. .
Fox points out that just because you remove your
information from data broker sites, there is no way to
stop them from continuing to gather information on you. .
This means that personally going through each
and every data broker site and asking to have your
information removed is a never-ending cycle. .
Removal services like OneRep, BrandYourself
and DeleteMe can help with reducing or
controlling your presence on the internet. .
For a range of prices, these sites all offer a range
of services that revolve around constantly scouring
and removing your private data from the internet.