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.
What is a data broker?
Data brokers gather information about consumers from a variety of sources, and people-search sites (a type of data broker) like Whitepages or Spokeo make that information searchable on their websites.
Sources for the information can include:
Public records
Public information about you on the Web
Warranty registration information
Online activity
Web browsing activity
Social media profiles
Purchase history (many stores sell this data)
This data is all put together, 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, and pay for additional information.
Why is my address on the internet?
Problem
You “Googled” yourself and found your address, phone number, names and ages of relatives and other personal info readily available. How did this information get there?
Solution
Data broker sites collect information from a variety of sources like 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.
Anybody could look up my information?
Problem
You realize that if you can look up your info 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 over how easy it is to find personal information about you online. Privacy Monitor scans popular data broker sites for your personal information, so you can request to have your information removed.
White pages removal - I want to be unlisted!
Problem
With paper phone books, you could get an unlisted number and 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, so you can request to opt-out and have your information removed.
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, so members can request to opt-out.
All in one place, you can see a list of sites where your information is displayed, quickly find out how to opt-out, review your opt-out requests, and re-visit where your information is found every three months.
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 re-visit every 3 months? Data can be re-aggregated and re-posted on data broker and people search sites, so re-scanning regularly can help you find data that has been added back in.
Screens are simulated and subject to change.
Privacy Monitor
Privacy Monitor is available in Norton 360 with LifeLock plans:
Frequently Asked Questions
Currently, Privacy Monitor scans the following sites:
- AdvancedBackgroundChecks
- BackgroundAlert
- BeenVerified
- BizShark
- FastPeopleSearch
- InstantCheckmate
- Intellius
- PeopleFinders
- PeopleLookup
- PeopleSmart
- PublicRecordsNow
- PrivateEye
- Spokeo
- TruthFinder
- US Search
- Whitepages
- ZabaSearch
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
