How to Opt Out of Spokeo (And Why It Keeps Coming Back)
Spokeo is one of the most widely used people-search sites online. It collects your personal information from hundreds of sources and publishes it in a profile that anyone can find by searching your name.
Here is exactly how to remove your listing — and what to do when it comes back.
What does Spokeo publish about you?
A typical Spokeo profile includes your full name, current and previous home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, age, relatives names, and in some cases estimated income and property information.
Spokeo sources this data from public records, social media profiles, marketing databases, and other data brokers. Your profile can be remarkably detailed even if you have never used the site yourself.
How to remove yourself from Spokeo
Follow these steps in order. The opt-out page URL can change so if the link below does not work, search for "Spokeo opt out" to find the current page.
Go to spokeo.com and search for your name and location. Find your listing in the results.
Open your listing and copy the full URL from your browser address bar.
Go to spokeo.com/optout and paste the URL of your listing into the removal form.
Enter your email address and complete the CAPTCHA verification.
Check your email for a confirmation message from Spokeo. Click the confirmation link inside.
Your removal request is submitted. Allow up to 48 hours for the listing to be removed.
Why does my Spokeo listing keep coming back?
This is the most common frustration people have with data broker removal. You remove your listing, check back a few months later, and it is back — sometimes with updated information.
Here is why that happens.
Spokeo does not collect your data once. It continuously pulls new information from public records, voter registrations, property databases, and other data brokers. Every time a source updates, Spokeo can create a new listing from that fresh data.
Removal is not a one-time task. It is an ongoing process. Most people who remove themselves from Spokeo manually find their listing has reappeared within 60 to 90 days.
Multiple listings
You may have more than one Spokeo listing — especially if you have lived at multiple addresses or have a common name. Each listing requires a separate opt-out submission.
Search for your name with each city you have lived in to find all your listings before starting the removal process.
Spokeo is one of many
Removing your listing from Spokeo is a good step. But Spokeo is one of over 1,000 data broker and people-search sites that may be publishing your information.
Sites like WhitePages, BeenVerified, Intelius, Radaris, and MyLife operate the same way — and many of them share data with each other, which is how your information spreads so quickly across the internet.
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