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IcyPeas

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1. I've been using Google for this. You can sign up for it and it continuously....

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:52 AM

Jan 3

searches your info. You then get an email showing you the entry(ies) that they found and then you just select to remove the data. It's amazing what comes up..... addresses i lived at in the 80s.... and it's like whack a mole. Google gets them removed but a few weeks later the info is found again.. Old addresses.... old phone numbers.

I'm glad California is trying to stop this too.

Thanks for this info.

This is where you can sign up for the Google's service ➡️

Find and remove personal contact info in Google Search results - Google Search Help https://share.google/4T13xveenHWIEl5Eg

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How to delete your data in one easy step - The Washington Post [View all] usonian Jan 3 OP

I've been using Google for this. You can sign up for it and it continuously.... IcyPeas Jan 3 #1

Going to do this NJCher Jan 3 #2

Dupe thread and dupe response: how do we know data brokers won't laugh this off? Auggie Jan 3 #3

This is only for data brokers registered in CA. chowder66 Jan 5 #4

Thanks for the update Auggie Jan 5 #5

You're welcome! chowder66 Jan 5 #6