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Privacy Monitor


Your address and phone number can be easily found on the web. We scan common people-search sites to find your information, and help you request to opt out.

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What is Privacy Monitor?

Personal information, such as your address, phone number, or date of birth, is legally available. It can be free or for sale on many public sites. These are called data broker or people-search sites. 

Once you click on Privacy Monitor, we will scan popular data broker sites for your personal info. You can then request to opt out with the data broker. This gives you greater control over your online privacy.

What is a data broker? 

Data brokers, including people-search sites, gather personal information from a variety of sources. Services like Whitepages or Spoke make that information searchable for everyone on their sites.

Sources for the information can include:

Public records
Public information on the web
Warranty registration information
Online activity
Social media profiles
 
Purchase history
(many stores sell this data)

This data is collected, or aggregated, and connected to individuals’ profiles on the site. Depending on the site, visitors may be able to look up some information for free. They can then pay for additional information.

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Why is my address on the internet?

Problem

You “Googled” yourself and found your address and phone number. You also saw names and ages of relatives and other personal information readily available. How did this information get there?

Solution

Data broker sites collect information from a variety of sources. These include public records, mailing lists, and information you’ve shared online. Don’t want it there? Privacy Monitor can help you find it, so you can request to opt out.

Note: Sometimes results won’t be exact matches. This could happen if you have a common name, for instance. If a result in Privacy Monitor is not you, or only lists partial correct information, you can click the “Not Me” button to remove it from your results list.

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Anybody could look up my information?

Problem

You realize that if you can look up your information on people-search sites like Spokeo, so can anyone else.

Solution

While you may not have anything to hide, you may also want more control. That includes how easy it is to find personal information about you online. Privacy Monitor scans popular data broker sites for your personal information. You can then request to have your information removed.

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White pages removal: I want to be unlisted!

Problem

With paper phone books, you could get an unlisted number. You could also keep your information out of the book. How do you get “unlisted” on sites like whitepages.com?

Solution

Privacy Monitor scans sites like whitepages.com for your personal information. You can then request to opt out and have your information removed.

Security, identity and online privacy concerns

With so much information on individuals so easily available on people-search sites, online privacy is a concern. Security and identity theft is, too. 

Security

While it’s not good practice, many people use personal information as passwords. Examples include a child’s name or an anniversary date. That information on people-search sites can be misused to access online accounts.

Identity theft

Identity thieves need to gather pieces of information on a person to commit identity theft. Easy-to-find people-search sites provide a convenient profile of information. That profile could include some of those pieces.

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How can I remove my personal information from people-search sites?

Privacy Monitor can help

With Privacy Monitor, popular data broker sites are scanned for personal info. Members can then request to opt out. All in one place, you can see a list of sites where your information is displayed and find out how to opt out. You can also review your opt-out requests and revisit where your information is found every three months. 

Privacy Monitor Assistant

Let us do the work for you. Removing your personal information from many sites can be time consuming. The add-on Privacy Monitor Assistant ervice will submit opt-out requests on your behalf.

Learn more

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How Privacy Monitor works

View a list of sites where your information is displayed.
See what types of information is being displayed on those sites.
Access quick links to see how to request to opt out.
Track which sites you’ve requested to opt out of.
Visit Privacy Monitor every 3 months to re-run the scan to determine what information is available. 
Why revisit every 3 months? Data can be reaggregated and reposted on data broker and people-search sites, so rescanning regularly can help you find data that has been added back in.

Privacy Monitor

Privacy Monitor is available in Norton 360 with LifeLock plans.

When you upgrade to Privacy Monitor Assistant, our support agents will request the removal of your personal information for you.

Explore Privacy Monitor Assistant

Frequently asked questions

What kind of information do data broker or people search sites have?

Information on data broker or people search sites may include:

  • Addresses (past and current)
  • Phone numbers
  • Birthdates
  • Names and ages of relatives
  • Neighbors
  • Email addresses 
  • Social media accounts (including dating profiles)
  • Education level
  • Hobbies and interests
  • Employment information
  • Estimated salary
  • Investments
  • Marriage and divorce records
  • Criminal records

Note: Sometimes results won’t be exact matches. This could happen if you have a common name, for instance. If a result in Privacy Monitor is not you, or only lists partial correct information, you can click the “Not Me” button to remove it from your results list.

Which data brokers are supported by Privacy Monitor?

Privacy Monitor finds out which people-search websites have your personal information listed. Click here for a list of the supported data brokers.

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Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant

Take your personal data back.

Your personal information is in an alarming number of places online. That puts you and your loved ones at risk of identity theft.

With Privacy Monitor Assistant, our Member Services & Support team helps remove your personal information. They target over 200 data broker sites and databases.

Find out how Privacy Monitor Assistant can help you protect your information. Reclaim your peace of mind today.

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System Requirements

Browser Support:
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge version 79 and later (Chromium-based)
• Mozilla Firefox

Disclaimers:

1 Norton Safe Search does not provide a security rating for paid search results (sponsored links) nor does it filter out potentially unsafe sponsored links from the search results. Not available on all browsers
2 Available using Norton Safe Search with Ask.com