Entries by Hayley Kaplan

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Current laws supporting privacy of online personal information

Privacy legislation benefitting those who want control over their personal information is finally here. If you don’t like your home address, birthday, age, family information, spending habits, online behaviors, court records, criminal records and more splattered all over the Internet for others to see, share or buy you can finally do something about it! However, […]

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Get LexisNexis Reports. Then opt out!

LexisNexis is a legitimate source of personal consumer information for many businesses. LexisNexis reports provide both verified and unverified real estate transaction and ownership information, lien, judgment, and bankruptcy records, professional license information, traffic and criminal records, address history and more. In spite of being a “legitimate” source of data, this information can lead to […]

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How to opt out of CheckPeople

Checkpeople is one of many, many data broker sites sharing invasive personal data that originates from public records. This site used to have a quick and easy automated opt out option which they replaced with a USPS opt out requiring 60 days that never worked for me. Then they allowed an automated opt out again […]

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How To Get out of MyLife Directory Site

MyLife compiles personal data from several Internet sites with a stated mission of “helping people find and connect with others by managing the information they choose to share with the world.” The founder’s stated goal is to “create and protect a public image that helps Americans get ahead and enrich their lives.” I have a […]

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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 […]