How and Why to Remove Your Personal Information from Google & Data Broker Sites (Part 2)

Start removing your data today to bolster your privacy and security

Welcome to another issue of Secrets of Privacy where we discuss personal privacy related topics and provide practical tips to enhance your personal privacy. This is Part 2 in a two part series on removing your personal information from search engines and data broker sites.

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In Part 1 of our series on How and Why to Remove Your Personal Information from Google & Data Broker Sites, we explored the risks with data broker sites and described a probable scenario where Bad Actors integrate AI tools with data broker sites to commit even more sophisticated scams. In this final part, we look at how to protect yourself today and future proof yourself from looming threats.

Protecting Yourself

There are steps you can take today to protect yourself against the risks of data broker and people search sites. Here are three:

1) Minimize PI on Social Media:

This one is the most obvious, but be cautious in what you share on social media. It can serve as the building block for gathering more information about you from people search sites. Given the demographic of our readers, we did a thorough write up on how to maximize your privacy on LinkedIn while still benefiting from being on the platform. Similar concepts apply to other platforms like Facebook, X and Instagram.

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