Erase Yourself: The Date Broker Removal Playbook

You searched your own name. Your address, phone number and relatives were right there.

Maybe you opted out of two or three people-search sites, then gave up when you realised there were dozens more, each with its own process. Maybe you pay for a removal service and have never actually checked what it removed. Either way, your information is probably still out there — or already back.

Here's what nobody selling removal tells you: getting your data off these sites isn't a one-time job. Data brokers resell, re-scrape and re-list information constantly, so anything removed once can quietly return within months. Treat removal as a single purchase — DIY or paid — and you'll never know when it stopped working.

Erase Yourself gives you the Scrub-and-Recheck System: submit opt-out requests, confirm they actually worked, log the results, and recheck every quarter so reappearing listings are caught early instead of piling up.

Inside, you'll:

• Map your exposure across 40+ major data broker and people-search sites

• Submit opt-out requests with ready-made scripts and site-by-site instructions

• Confirm which requests genuinely removed your data — not just which were sent

• Handle the stubborn sites that won't let go, and escalate when data reappears

• Audit a paid removal subscription's real results before your next renewal charge

• Keep the whole routine running in about an hour a quarter

This isn't an argument against paid services. It works whether you do everything yourself, keep your subscription, or cancel it — because the checks that tell you whether removal is working are the same either way.

You don't need to be a tech expert. You need a system, and a calendar reminder.

Educational, step-by-step guidance — not legal advice. It significantly reduces and controls your exposure; it cannot make anyone completely invisible online. If you are facing stalking, harassment or domestic violence, please also contact specialist safety services.

Link to Workbook is on the front cover.