People-finder sites stockpile and sell information to the curious — often to entities from which you’ve kept the data for a reason. If you’re concerned about your privacy, there are ways to opt out of these search sites.

ZDNet offers ways to remove yourself from several of these sites. Here is a sampling:

*MyLife — Call 1-888-704-1900, press option 2 and once you’re connected with a real person, say you’d like to be removed.

*Spokeo — Search for the site’s page for you, then copy and paste it at this site.

*WhitePages — Find your listing via a web search, then click on the prompt to remove your listing at the bottom left.

Check out the post for information on how to remove yourself from other peoplefinder sites.

How To Remove Yourself from People Search Websites [ZDNet]

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