Basics · 6 min
What are data brokers?
Data brokers collect, enrich, and sell personal information — often without a direct relationship with you.
What they collect
Brokers stitch together public records, change-of-address filings, marketing lists, social profiles, and other brokers’ dumps.
A typical people-search listing may include your current and past addresses, phone numbers, age, relatives, and property details.
Why it matters
Exposed listings fuel spam, scam targeting, stalking risk, and workplace doxxing.
Even when a broker isn’t malicious, publishing a home address next to your name lowers the effort required for harassment.
What removal actually does
Opt-outs ask brokers to suppress your profile from public search and resale.
Because brokers refresh from upstream sources, removals must be repeated — which is why continuous monitoring beats one-time DIY cleanups.
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