YSK your phone number is probably listed on hundreds of…
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YSK your phone number is probably listed on hundreds of “data broker” websites
YSK that if you Google your phone number in quotes like:
"xxx-xxx-xxxx"
you may find it listed on dozens or even hundreds of “people search” or data broker websites.
Why YSK: These sites aggregate public records and other data sources and often list:
\-phone numbers
\-current and past addresses
\-relatives
\-age ranges
Examples include Whitepages, Spokeo, FastPeopleSearch, Radaris, etc.
I recently did this and found my information across a huge number of sites, which likely explains why spam calls increase after a data breach.
You can remove yourself manually, but each site has its own opt-out process and some require identity verification.
If you’ve never checked before, try Googling your own phone number in quotes and see what appears.
#education
source
YSK that if you Google your phone number in quotes like:
"xxx-xxx-xxxx"
you may find it listed on dozens or even hundreds of “people search” or data broker websites.
Why YSK: These sites aggregate public records and other data sources and often list:
\-phone numbers
\-current and past addresses
\-relatives
\-age ranges
Examples include Whitepages, Spokeo, FastPeopleSearch, Radaris, etc.
I recently did this and found my information across a huge number of sites, which likely explains why spam calls increase after a data breach.
You can remove yourself manually, but each site has its own opt-out process and some require identity verification.
If you’ve never checked before, try Googling your own phone number in quotes and see what appears.
#education
source
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