{
 "acxiom": {
  "asks": [
   "street",
   "phone"
  ],
  "blurb": "Major marketing data broker that feeds many smaller sites.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [
   "Loading isapps.acxiom.com/optout/optout.aspx directly redirects to acxiom.com/optout; use the embedded iframe.",
   "The OneTrust 'Privacy Support' form is only for questions, not opt-outs.",
   "Pressing Enter in the iframe fires validation or submit. Don't use Enter.",
   "The 'Who is opting out?' native dropdown is hard to drive by keyboard. Ask the person to pick 'Me'."
  ],
  "howto": "The form is a cross-origin iframe (isapps.acxiom.com) on acxiom.com/optout. Screenshots and coordinates only. Pick segments (Mailing Addresses, Phone Numbers, Email Addresses), set 'Who is opting out' to 'Me', enter the name and click + to lock it in, then add each phone, email, and address with its + button (addresses pop up a format picker: choose Recommended). Submit, then step 2 asks for a confirmation email plus reCAPTCHA. An emailed link finishes it and gives a reference number.",
  "kind": "upstream",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 15,
  "name": "Acxiom",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://www.acxiom.com/optout/",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "advancedbackgroundchecks": {
  "blurb": "Free people-search site in the FastPeopleSearch family.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "tps-network",
  "gotchas": [
   "There's a hidden 'company' field (a bot trap). Leave it blank."
  ],
  "howto": "The old /removal is a 404; the form is at /opt-out. Step 1: 'I am', name, email, Submit (invisible reCAPTCHA). Then a 24h email link opens the full form. Processed within 45 days, with an email when done.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "24 hours",
  "minutes": 7,
  "name": "AdvancedBackgroundChecks",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://www.advancedbackgroundchecks.com/opt-out",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "beenverified": {
  "blurb": "Background-check site. Also feeds its sister sites.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [
   "State filter is a custom dropdown; leave it on All and narrow with the Location filter.",
   "A looping star puzzle may turn into a normal hCaptcha checkbox on submit. Take a new screenshot before giving up."
  ],
  "howto": "Search by name and state, pick the matching record, enter an email, then confirm from the email.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "BeenVerified",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.beenverified.com/app/optout/search",
  "verified": "2026-09-17"
 },
 "cadrop": {
  "blurb": "One request reaches every registered broker. California residents only.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "California DROP",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://privacy.ca.gov/drop/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "checkpeople": {
  "asks": [
   "dob"
  ],
  "blurb": "Background-check site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "checkpeople-network",
  "gotchas": [
   "Birthdate is demanded and permanent. In our run their record already had the exact DOB, so it revealed nothing new.",
   "The Continue button on the name step ignored a ref click; click by coordinates."
  ],
  "howto": "Suppression Center: email + terms (no CAPTCHA), then the emailed link. Steps: birthdate (permanent), legal name, pick the matching record (shows addresses, emails, phones, DOB), auto-verify if the record contains your email, then set Desired Behavior to Suppressed, tick 'I agree', Save. 5-7 business days.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 8,
  "name": "CheckPeople",
  "requires": {
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://checkpeople.com/opt-out",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "clustrmaps": {
  "blurb": "Address and neighbor lookup site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 5,
  "name": "ClustrMaps",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://clustrmaps.com/bl/opt-out",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "cocofinder": {
  "blurb": "People-search site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "The /optOut page is a 404. /remove-my-info links to a Google Form that Google took down (ToS violation, 2026-09-25). Fallback: the person emails support@cocofinder.com with name + city/state and a deletion request.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 7,
  "name": "CocoFinder",
  "requires": {
   "email": true,
   "mail": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 3,
  "url": "https://cocofinder.com/remove-my-info",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "cyberbackgroundchecks": {
  "asks": [
   "dob",
   "street"
  ],
  "blurb": "Free people-search site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "tps-network",
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "TPS-network flow. Cloudflare interstitial on first load (the person may need to tick it). Step 1: name, email, consent, reCAPTCHA, Send Request. 24h email link opens the Record Suppression Form: DOB, street, city, state (phone optional), reCAPTCHA. Solving it submits the form.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "24 hours",
  "minutes": 5,
  "name": "CyberBackgroundChecks",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 3,
  "url": "https://www.cyberbackgroundchecks.com/removal",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "dmachoice": {
  "blurb": "Cuts most junk mail. Costs $8 for 10 years.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 5,
  "name": "DMAchoice junk mail opt-out",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.dmachoice.org/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "dnc": {
  "blurb": "Stops most telemarketing calls.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 3,
  "name": "Do Not Call Registry",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.donotcall.gov/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "familytreenow": {
  "asks": [
   "dob",
   "zip"
  ],
  "blurb": "Genealogy-style site that shows relatives and old addresses.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "tps-network",
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "Same vendor flow as TruePeopleSearch. Step 1 on /optout: 'requesting as', name, email, consent, hCaptcha, Begin Privacy Request. An emailed link (24h) opens a detailed second form. Removal within 3 days.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "24 hours",
  "minutes": 8,
  "name": "FamilyTreeNow",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.familytreenow.com/optout",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "fastpeoplesearch": {
  "asks": [
   "dob",
   "zip",
   "phone"
  ],
  "blurb": "Free people-search site. Same family as SmartBackgroundChecks and AdvancedBackgroundChecks.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "tps-network",
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "Same flow and company as TruePeopleSearch: /removal redirects to /optout. Step 1: 'I am' (subject), name, email, consent, then Submit (Cloudflare check). The emailed link (24h) opens the step 2 form: DOB (3 dropdowns) or street address, City, State, ZIP, phone (required in practice), a confirm box, and a Cloudflare check.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "24 hours",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "FastPeopleSearch",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.fastpeoplesearch.com/removal",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "freeze-chexsystems": {
  "blurb": "Blocks new accounts in this name. Needs an SSN, so the person does it.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Credit freeze: ChexSystems",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.chexsystems.com/security-freeze/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "freeze-equifax": {
  "blurb": "Blocks new accounts in this name. Needs an SSN, so the person does it.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Credit freeze: Equifax",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/credit-freeze/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "freeze-experian": {
  "blurb": "Blocks new accounts in this name. Needs an SSN, so the person does it.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Credit freeze: Experian",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "freeze-innovis": {
  "blurb": "Blocks new accounts in this name. Needs an SSN, so the person does it.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Credit freeze: Innovis",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.innovis.com/securityFreeze/index",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "freeze-lexisnexis": {
  "blurb": "Blocks new accounts in this name. Needs an SSN, so the person does it.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Credit freeze: LexisNexis",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://consumer.risk.lexisnexis.com/freeze",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "freeze-nctue": {
  "blurb": "Stops new phone, cable, and utility accounts being opened in this name. Needs an SSN, so the person does it.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Credit freeze: NCTUE (utility and phone accounts)",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.nctue.com/consumers",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "freeze-sagestream": {
  "blurb": "SageStream is now part of LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Freezing LexisNexis likely covers it; check before doing both.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Credit freeze: SageStream (subprime lenders)",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.sagestreamllc.com/security-freeze/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "freeze-transunion": {
  "blurb": "Blocks new accounts in this name. Needs an SSN, so the person does it.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Credit freeze: TransUnion",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "hibp": {
  "blurb": "See which breaches exposed this email. Change any reused passwords it turns up.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 3,
  "name": "Check breaches (Have I Been Pwned)",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://haveibeenpwned.com/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "infotracer": {
  "blurb": "Public-records site that feeds others.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "No web form. Removal is by email to privacy@infotracer.com with first name, last name, city, state. The person sends it from their own inbox. Template: cite the state privacy law, ask for deletion, removal from search results, and an opt-out of sale/sharing, and request confirmation.",
  "kind": "upstream",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 3,
  "name": "InfoTracer",
  "requires": {
   "email": true,
   "mail": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://infotracer.com/do-not-sell-share-my-personal-information/",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "lexisnexis": {
  "asks": [
   "dob",
   "street"
  ],
  "blurb": "Feeds background checks and insurers. May ask for identity details.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [
   "The form lists SSN and Driver's License as possible identity proof. Leave both blank; it accepted the request without them (under review)."
  ],
  "howto": "Opt-Out/Opt-In Request form at /optrequest (the old /optout is a 404). Choose Myself, fill name, address, phone, DOB, email, choose Opt-Out, and tick Direct Marketing + Prescreen. CAPTCHA, then Submit. SageStream is now part of LexisNexis, so the prescreen opt-out covers it too.",
  "kind": "upstream",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 6,
  "name": "LexisNexis (people search)",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true,
   "id": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://consumer.risk.lexisnexis.com/optrequest",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "mylife": {
  "blurb": "Reputation-score site. Known for pushing phone calls.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [
   "The whole form sits in a cross-origin iframe. Page-reading tools see nothing, so work from screenshots and click by coordinates.",
   "The reCAPTCHA expires if left too long before submit. Ask the person to tick it again."
  ],
  "howto": "Fill the privacy request form and submit.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "MyLife",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.mylife.com/privacyrequest",
  "verified": "2026-09-17"
 },
 "nuwber": {
  "blurb": "People-search site. Removal by listing URL plus email confirmation.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "Paste the listing URL and an email, then click the emailed link.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 7,
  "name": "Nuwber",
  "requires": {
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://nuwber.com/removal/link",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "peekyou": {
  "blurb": "Links social accounts to names.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 7,
  "name": "PeekYou",
  "requires": {
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "dead",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://www.peekyou.com/about/contact/optout/",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "peopleconnect": {
  "blurb": "One form removes the person from four PeopleConnect brands at once.",
  "covers": [
   "Intelius",
   "US Search",
   "Instant Checkmate",
   "TruthFinder"
  ],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [
   "Do this instead of the four brand sites one by one."
  ],
  "howto": "Sign in with an email code, search for the person, and suppress each matching record.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "PeopleConnect (Intelius, US Search, Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder)",
  "requires": {
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://suppression.peopleconnect.us/login",
  "verified": "2026-09-17"
 },
 "peoplefinders": {
  "asks": [
   "street"
  ],
  "blurb": "Paid people-search site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "Record Suppression Form on /opt-out: name, email, phone, DOB (optional), street address (required), city, state, accuracy checkbox, Submit. Removal within 3 days. Listing is viewable free at /name/<first>-<last>/<st>/<city>.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "PeopleFinders",
  "requires": {
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.peoplefinders.com/opt-out",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "peoplesearchnow": {
  "blurb": "Free people-search site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 5,
  "name": "PeopleSearchNow",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 3,
  "url": "https://www.peoplesearchnow.com/opt-out",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "permslip": {
  "blurb": "Free app that sends deletion requests to hundreds of companies.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 15,
  "name": "Permission Slip app",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://permissionslip.deleteme.com/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "prescreen": {
  "blurb": "Official opt-out that cuts a major data source for brokers. Can ask for SSN on the permanent option.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "action",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 5,
  "name": "Stop prescreened credit offers",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": true,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 0,
  "url": "https://www.optoutprescreen.com/",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "privateeye": {
  "blurb": "Older people-search site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 7,
  "name": "PrivateEye",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 3,
  "url": "https://www.privateeye.com/optout.php",
  "verified": "unverified"
 },
 "radaris": {
  "blurb": "Shut down by a New Jersey court order on Aug 27, 2026 (Atlas Data Privacy v. Radaris, Daniel's Law).",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": false,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 0,
  "name": "Radaris",
  "requires": {},
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "dead",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://radaris.com/control/privacy",
  "verified": "2026-09-17"
 },
 "searchpeoplefree": {
  "asks": [
   "dob",
   "street"
  ],
  "blurb": "Free people-search site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "tps-network",
  "gotchas": [
   "A Google ad vignette can swallow the first Begin click. Click again."
  ],
  "howto": "Same operator as TruePeopleSearch (shared ticket counter). Step 1 on /opt-out: name, email, consent, Cloudflare check, Begin. The 24h email link opens a form requiring DOB, street, city, and state (phone optional); another Cloudflare check, then Submit. Removed within 72h.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "24 hours",
  "minutes": 7,
  "name": "SearchPeopleFree",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 3,
  "url": "https://www.searchpeoplefree.com/opt-out",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "smartbackgroundchecks": {
  "blurb": "Free people-search site in the FastPeopleSearch family.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [
   "A full-page Google ad (vignette) can block the View Details click. Read the record link's href and navigate to it directly.",
   "Limit of 5 removal requests per 24 hours, and only for yourself or direct family."
  ],
  "howto": "On /optout, enter an email, tick the terms box, solve the reCAPTCHA, then Accept Terms & Start Removal. Search by name + city on the home page, open the record, and click 'Request My Record To Be Removed'. The site emails a link to confirm.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 8,
  "name": "SmartBackgroundChecks",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.smartbackgroundchecks.com/optout",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "spokeo": {
  "blurb": "Large people-search site. Opt-out takes the listing URL and an email.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [
   "Fields reset when set by reference; click the field and type instead."
  ],
  "howto": "Search spokeo.com for the person, copy the listing URL, paste it with an email on the opt-out page, then click the link Spokeo emails.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "Spokeo",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.spokeo.com/optout",
  "verified": "2026-09-17"
 },
 "spyfly": {
  "asks": [
   "zip"
  ],
  "blurb": "Background-check site. Removal by email request.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "The old /optout is a 404. Use help-center/privacy-requests (Cloudflare first). Non-customers choose 'Do Not Sell My Info'. Fields: name, city, state, ZIP, age; customer? = No. Then an email CODE; enter it, pick your record, click Remove. A FINAL confirmation link is emailed and expires in 60 minutes. Do it while the person is present. Support: 1-800-831-9235.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "60 minutes",
  "minutes": 8,
  "name": "SpyFly",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 3,
  "url": "https://www.spyfly.com/help-center/privacy-requests",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "thatsthem": {
  "asks": [
   "street",
   "zip",
   "phone"
  ],
  "blurb": "Free lookup by name, phone, email, and IP.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "Look up the listing by phone (thatsthem.com/phone/NNN-NNN-NNNN) as well as by name. Name search can miss records filed under misspellings. The opt-out form wants full name, street, city, state, ZIP, email, and phone. No CAPTCHA seen. Processed within 72h.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 5,
  "name": "That's Them",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://thatsthem.com/optout",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "truepeoplesearch": {
  "asks": [
   "dob",
   "zip"
  ],
  "blurb": "Free people-search site with a two-step email flow.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "tps-network",
  "gotchas": [
   "Cloudflare shows a 'Verifying\u2026' page on first load. Wait about 3 seconds and read the page again."
  ],
  "howto": "Step 1 on /removal: name, email, consent, hCaptcha. The emailed link (24h) opens /removal/idv-form with name and email prefilled. Step 2 needs DOB or a street address, plus City, State, and ZIP (required), a confirm-accuracy box, and a CAPTCHA.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "24 hours",
  "minutes": 10,
  "name": "TruePeopleSearch",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/removal",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "unmask": {
  "asks": [
   "dob"
  ],
  "blurb": "People-search site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "checkpeople-network",
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "Same Suppression Center software as CheckPeople: Cloudflare check, email + terms, then email link, DOB (permanent), legal name, pick record, set Suppressed.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 5,
  "name": "UnMask",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 3,
  "url": "https://unmask.com/opt-out/",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "usapeoplesearch": {
  "asks": [
   "dob",
   "zip"
  ],
  "blurb": "People-search site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "tps-network",
  "gotchas": [
   "The accuracy checkbox is pre-ticked; clicking it unticks it. Set it with form_input true instead.",
   "A Google vignette ad can block the first click; close it (top-right 'Close')."
  ],
  "howto": "TPS-network flow, identical to USPhoneBook: /manage redirects to /removal. Step 1: I am, name, email, agreement, reCAPTCHA, Begin Removal Process. 24h link: DOB, city, state, ZIP (phone/street optional), accuracy box, reCAPTCHA, Confirm Removal Process.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "24 hours",
  "minutes": 7,
  "name": "USA People Search",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 3,
  "url": "https://www.usa-people-search.com/removal",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "usphonebook": {
  "blurb": "Phone-number lookup site.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "family": "tps-network",
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "/opt-out redirects to /removal. Step 1: 'I am' (subject), name, email, consent, reCAPTCHA, Begin Removal Process. Then an email link. Same vendor pattern as TruePeopleSearch/FastPeopleSearch.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 7,
  "name": "USPhoneBook",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true,
   "listing": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://www.usphonebook.com/removal",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 },
 "whitepages": {
  "blurb": "Big directory site. Requires a robocall to a phone number with a 4-digit code.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [
   "Claude can't do the phone step. The person has to be on hand with their phone."
  ],
  "howto": "/suppression_requests redirects to /suppression-requests. Step 1: paste the listing URL (find it via /name/First-Last/City-ST). Step 2: Remove Me. Step 3: reason. Step 4: phone number + affirm box, 'Call now to verify'. Step 5: the page shows a 4-digit code and a robot calls; the person keys the code in. Accepted, removed within 24h.",
  "kind": "people-search",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 6,
  "name": "Whitepages",
  "requires": {
   "listing": true,
   "phone": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 1,
  "url": "https://www.whitepages.com/suppression_requests",
  "verified": "2026-09-26"
 },
 "zoominfo": {
  "blurb": "Business-contact database. Matters most for people with a work profile.",
  "covers": [],
  "defaultOn": true,
  "gotchas": [],
  "howto": "Privacy center at privacy.zoominfo.com (the old /opt-out is a 404). Request Removal goes to privacyrequest.zoominfo.com/remove/verify, which starts with a press-and-hold bot check (the person does it). Enter an email; ZoomInfo emails removal instructions only if that email matches a profile. Work profiles are keyed to work emails.",
  "kind": "upstream",
  "linkLife": "",
  "minutes": 4,
  "name": "ZoomInfo",
  "requires": {
   "captcha": true,
   "email": true
  },
  "sensitive": false,
  "status": "active",
  "tier": 2,
  "url": "https://privacyrequest.zoominfo.com/remove/verify",
  "verified": "2026-09-25"
 }
}