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In-depth, practical guides to taking back your privacy – from disappearing off Google to locking down your data with the brokers and people search sites that expose it.

How Apple's Hide My Email exploit worked and why you're still at risk

July 2026 · 20 minute read

The vulnerability has been fixed as of July 7, 2026. However, hidden email addresses may remain in third party logs.

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How to Disappear from Google Searches

June 2026 · 15 minute read

Our complete, step-by-step guide to removing your personal information from search results, data brokers, people search sites, and social media. Plus, how to keep it from coming back.

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DIY opt outs

Various Dates · Various lengths

A collection of do-it-yourself opt-out guides for some of the most prominent people-search sites and some with unexpectedly tricky removal processes.

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How to Reduce Spam

June 2026 · 5 minute read

Spam is a neverending annoynance. As it grows more sophisticated, so do the methods for blocking and preventing it. With the right tools and little diligence, you can cut your spam dramatically.

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How do data brokers work?

June 2026 · 20 minute read

An in-depth look at how data brokers harvest your information from government records, retailers, apps, and breaches. And how to opt out of the whole process.

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How to remove yourself from checkpeople.com, freepeoplesearch.com, information.com, publicrecord.com, and unmask.com in June 2026

June 2026 · 2 minute read

These five sites are all operated by the same parent company. They have the same data as each other, but you'll need to opt out of each separately.

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Remove Yourself from B2B Data Brokers (ZoomInfo, RocketReach & More)

July 2026 · 5 minute read

B2B data brokers sell your professional contact information to sales and recruiting teams. Here's how to opt out.

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EasyOptOuts Privacy Stack: Tools we use to protect our privacy

July 2026 · 5 minute read

These are the tools we personally use to protect our privacy and stop our personal information from getting into the hands of data brokers in the first place.

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