Data Broker Opt Out: Practical Steps to Reduce Exposure

The fastest way to shrink your online footprint is a data broker opt out —because the people selling your name, address, and “possible relatives” aren’t doing it for your benefit. Data brokers fuel spam, scams, doxxing, and creepy “personalized” ads, and most of them operate in legal gray zones that make consent optional and removal intentionally annoying. What data brokers collect (and why you should care) Data brokers aggregate and resell personal data from public records, apps, loyalty progra