Remove Yourself from PeopleFinders

Last but not least in my series on personal information privacy, is PeopleFinders.com.  They are not as insidious as USSearch or Intelius, but they do sell their information to MANY sources.  They also utilize Amazon.com information to augment their own databases, so I HIGHLY recommend that you remove yourself from this site.

What you'll need to remove yourself from PeopleFinders.com:

• The website

Step 1:  Navigate to PeopleFinders.com.

Step 2:  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Help" link

Step 3:  On the Help page, click on the "How do I remove my information from your website?" link.

Step 4:  The website will open a page of explaining how they have your information.  Click on the "click here" link to continue.

Step 5:  Type in your names and state to search.  If you want to remove your information, you have to follow this process- you can't remove it from just a simple name search.

Step 6:  Locate your identity in the listings.  Click the "This is me" button.

Step 7:  The website will refresh to show only your information.  Click the "Opt out my info" button.

Step 8:  Type in the security codes and click the two checkboxes.  Then click "Continue".

Step 9:  The website will ask you if you want to purchase something (the ad changes every time).    IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS AND DON'T CLICK ON ANYTHING ELSE ON THE PAGE OR YOU'LL HAVE TO START AGAIN.

Step 10:  When you are done removing your information, you'll see a receipt page.  

Be sure to remove all of your information from all addresses and aliases.  PeopleFinders.com does place a limit on the number of identities you can remove from a computer (based on IP address), so remove your own information first.