🔒 500,000+ Californians already filed deletion requests. Consumer Reports proved DIY beats the $129/yr services. Here's the system.
DIY Deletion
Delete your data from the internet — the honest DIY way.

Delete your data from the internet — yourself.

Data brokers sell your address, phone number, and relatives to anyone who pays. The paid removal services removed about 35% of listings in four months. The do-it-yourself group hit 70%. We give you the prioritized system — which brokers first, the exact opt-out steps, and the re-check calendar that keeps you deleted.

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Why DIY wins

Consumer Reports and Tall Poppy tested the options head-to-head. The subscription services — DeleteMe at $129/yr, Incogni, Optery — removed roughly a third of listings in four months. The people who did it themselves, following a system, removed more than two-thirds. The services aren't scams. They're just slower than you, working a queue, while your data keeps reappearing.

The study numbers

70% of listings removed by the DIY group in 4 months — vs ~35% for paid services (DeleteMe: 27%). Doing it yourself beat them all.

The 45-day broker queue

California's Delete Act forces registered data brokers to pull and process deletion requests every 45 days. 654 brokers are in the system. Your request isn't a favor — it's the law.

The re-check problem

Deleted profiles come back. Brokers refresh from public records continuously. Anyone who deletes once and walks away gets re-listed. The system is quarterly maintenance — 20 minutes, four times a year.

The Data Deletion Playbook

DeleteMe charges $129 every year and removed 27% of listings in testing. This playbook costs less than three months of that — once — and teaches the system that hit 70%.

$29 one-time
  • Prioritized broker hit-list with current opt-out links — who to hit first and why
  • Step-by-step walkthroughs for the 12 biggest people-search data brokers
  • Tracker spreadsheet: log every request, verification, and follow-up date
  • Verification scripts — what to write when a broker stalls or asks for ID
  • Quarterly maintenance calendar so re-listed profiles get caught
  • California DROP walkthrough + your rights in every other state
  • Google "Results about you" removals, spam-call killers, credit freeze guide
Get the Playbook — $29

PDF + spreadsheet. Yours forever, including future broker-list updates.

Start with your free hit-list

Answer a few questions — your state, which data brokers list you — and get a prioritized deletion plan: Tier 1 targets first, opt-out method for each, and your re-check schedule.

Open the Hit-List Builder

Deletion guides

Broker guide

How to Opt Out of Spokeo

Find your profile, submit the opt-out, confirm the email — done in 5 minutes.

Broker guide

How to Opt Out of Whitepages

Phone verification required — here's the exact path through their suppression form.

Broker guide

BeenVerified & Intelius Opt-Out

One request can cover multiple sites in the PeopleConnect network.

California

California Delete Act (DROP), Explained

One request to 654 data brokers — how the 45-day queue works and how to use it.

Google

Google "Results About You" Removals

Get your address and phone number out of Google Search results.

Spam calls

How to Actually Stop Spam Calls

Why blocking doesn't work and what does — carrier tools, the registry, the data source.

Start here

Remove Your Personal Information From the Internet

The full DIY system — audit, prioritized hit-list, and the maintenance calendar.

Questions

Does DIY data deletion really work?
Yes — better than the paid services, according to Consumer Reports' testing: 70% of listings removed by the DIY group vs ~35% for paid services over four months. The catch is that it's a system, not a one-time task.
How long does it take?
The first pass takes a focused weekend — researchers estimate 304+ hours if you do it completely unorganized, which is exactly why the playbook prioritizes the brokers that matter. Maintenance is about 20 minutes quarterly.
Will my data come back after I delete it?
Often, yes. Data brokers refresh continuously from public records. That's why the system includes a re-check calendar — deleted profiles get caught and re-removed before they spread.
What about California's DROP platform?
If you're a California resident, DROP lets you submit deletion requests to all 654 registered data brokers at once, and brokers must process the queue every 45 days. It's the single highest-leverage deletion action available anywhere in the US. Our guide walks through it.
Is DeleteMe a scam?
Honest answer: no. It's a real service that does real removals. It's just slower and less thorough than a person following a system — 27% removed in testing vs 70% DIY — while costing $129 every year. If you'd rather pay than spend a weekend, it's a legitimate option.
What can't be removed?
Public records (court filings, property deeds, voter rolls), content other people posted about you, and data already sold onward before you opted out. Anyone promising total erasure is lying. The playbook is honest about the limits.
Is this legal advice?
No. This is consumer education about publicly documented opt-out processes and your rights under laws like the California Delete Act. For legal questions, consult a licensed attorney in your state.