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How to Remove Your Personal Information From the Internet (Complete 2026 Guide)
Free step-by-step guide: remove your address from Google, opt out of Whitepages, Spokeo, BeenVerified and 12 more sites, and use California DROP.
Spokeo·People-search site
Remove yourself from Spokeo
You can remove yourself from Spokeo for free at spokeo.com/optout. Find your listing, paste its URL into the form, enter an email address and confirm the link Spokeo sends you. Each listing needs its own request, and Spokeo says removal takes 24 to 48 hours.
Free first check · Results stay private
FreeCost to opt out
24 to 48 hoursTypical removal time
Email linkVerification
Yes, recheck oftenCan it come back?
How to remove yourself from Spokeo
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Find your listing
Search your full name and state on spokeo.com. Open every result that matches you, including older addresses and name variations.
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Copy the listing URL
Copy the address of each profile page from your browser bar. You'll need one URL per listing.
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Open the opt-out form
Go to spokeo.com/optout, paste the listing URL and enter an email address. A separate email you don't use elsewhere works best.
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Confirm by email
Click the verification link Spokeo sends. Check your spam folder if it doesn't arrive within a few minutes.
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Repeat for every listing
Duplicate profiles are common, so repeat the process for each URL, then search again after a few days to make sure they're gone.
Official page: Spokeo opt-out form ↗
What Spokeo shows about you
Spokeo pulls together public records, social profiles and marketing data into one profile. A typical listing can include your current and past addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, age, relatives and linked social accounts. Anyone can search it, and the full report costs only a few dollars.
Why your Spokeo listing comes back
Opting out removes the listing that exists today. Spokeo keeps adding new records, so a fresh profile can be created later from a new address, a new phone number or an updated public record. That's why one opt-out is rarely the end of it: you need to check again every few months, or have it monitored.
Spokeo is only one of many sites
The same records feed dozens of other people-search sites, including Whitepages, BeenVerified and TruePeopleSearch. Removing yourself from Spokeo doesn't touch those, so it's worth checking them at the same time.
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Finds every listing
We search Spokeo for every profile tied to your name, phone, email and past addresses, including duplicates and family listings the opt-out form won't show you.
Files and confirms the opt-out
We submit the removal, handle the verification steps, and check that the listing is actually gone.
Watches for it coming back
People-search sites re-add records from public data. We recheck Spokeo and file again whenever your listing returns.
Covers the copycat sites
The same records show up on other people-search sites. One scan covers them along with Spokeo.
Spokeo: frequently asked questions
Is it free to remove yourself from Spokeo?
Yes. The opt-out form is free. Spokeo charges for its search reports, not for removing your listing.
How long does Spokeo take to remove a listing?
Spokeo says removal takes 24 to 48 hours after you confirm the email link. Search again a few days later to check.
Why do I have more than one Spokeo listing?
Spokeo builds separate profiles from different records, such as past addresses or name spellings. Each one has its own URL and needs its own opt-out request.
Will my information come back on Spokeo?
It can. People-search sites keep pulling in new public records and marketing data, so a removed listing can reappear later. Recheck every few months or use monitoring.
Does removing myself from Spokeo remove me from Google?
Not immediately. Google can keep showing an old cached snippet until it recrawls the page. Once the listing is gone you can ask Google to refresh the outdated result.
Sources
Last reviewed . Removal processes change often; if a step looks different, follow the site's current instructions.
More removal guides
WhitepagesSuppress your free and Premium listings, including the phone verification step.
BeenVerifiedOpt out of background-check reports that list your address, phone and family.TTruePeopleSearchGet off the free lookup site that shows your address and phone to anyone.
GoogleHide results that show your phone, email or address, and fix the source.
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TinderGet a catfish profile using your photos taken down, even without an account.