Caitlin Sarian shows how to delete your data from Spokeo by searching your name, copying the listing URL, and submitting an opt-out form. For faster removal across multiple brokers, she recommends Incogni, an automated service that handles bulk opt-outs.
So how do you remove your personal data from the Internet? Hi everyone, my name is Caitlin and I'm a cyber security and data protection expert and I want to help you remove your data off the Internet. First things first, you have to get rid of it at the source. The data brokers. Data brokers are large websites that have your information and share that with a bunch of other people. Some of the top data brokers are Spokeo white pages been verified. I already shared how you can remove your data from the white pages and it's tagged in the delete new data series. So now let's move on to Spokeo. Remember to click that follow button to follow along. First you're going to go to this website spoiler spokeo.com and enter your name. Then you are going to copy and paste your URL in your listing. I'm not going to show you my URL because it has my name in it. Then you are going to go to this website and paste the URL. Then you will go down and press remove listing. Then you are going to get an email like this. You will then press the link and then you are opted out. If you want the instructions for this comment, send the instructions and I'll send them. Also if you don't want to do this for all the other hundreds of data brokers out there, because I don't. I partner with a company called Incogni and they go to hundreds of websites and opt out of them for you giving you tons of time and hassle. Comment and cogni and I'll send you the link and follow along for more cybersecurity tips.
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