How to Opt Out of Spytox
Spytox questionably calls itself the “world’s most trusted white pages directory” but it is yet another one of many sites that gather and share loads of information most people would prefer to not have so easily available online. To be clear, Spytox is one of several directories that associate themselves with “whitepages” which means that opting out of this site does not opt you out of others such as whitepages or whitepages+.
Now, is it just me or does the word Spytox make you think of toxins and poisons too? That said, the Spytox opt out is one of the quickest and simplest opt outs available and for that I am grateful. In fact, it’s so easy that you may as well get it out of the way immediately.
IMPORTANT HINT BEFORE YOU CLICK ON THE LINK IN THE FIRST STEP OF THIS SPYTOX OPT OUT TUTORIAL:
You will end up with more than one open tab as you work on this tutorial. Toggle back and forth from each tab as you work through the tutorial so you can go from my instructions to your opt outs and so that you can quickly opt out multiple records if you have more than one.
- Search for yourself on Spytox by clicking here. You have to allow a few minutes for the search to complete but this is the longest part of the process.
- Click on the name on the first record that contains your information and copy the URL from the address bar.
- Paste the URL in the space provided after clicking here to get to the opt out link.
- Since this opens in a new window, it will allow you to use the back arrow to repeat the process for each record you find without repeating the long search process in step 1.
- Check the box to prove you are not a robot and then click, “Remove My Info.”
- A confirmation will populate and it will list the link you just opted out. If you click on that link and you end up back at a blank search screen, your information has been successfully removed.
- Hint: This will open up a fresh window which you should close out immediately to avoid confusion with the others you need to work with.
- Click on the back arrow in the confirmation screen to return to the place where you can now opt out the next record.
- Repeat the opt out steps for each record belonging to you.
It’s that simple. And as long as you’re opting out of this site, why not make sure you’re out of other sites too? Here’s a link to all of my tutorials in one place: Hayley’s Opt Out Tutorials. Leave your questions or issues as a comment on any of the tutorials and I’ll respond as soon as possible.
Until next time, … Stay Cyber Safe.
