The data broker landscape is bigger than most people realize and changes faster than any static list can capture. NOXRID's internal removal map currently tracks 450 plus active sources across four tiers. We are publishing a working overview here so you can begin removing yourself today. The full live registry, with current opt-out URLs and verification mechanics for each broker, is the operational backbone of the NOXRID service.
The four tiers
Not all brokers are equal. Different tiers require different tools.
- Tier 1 — Wholesale aggregators. Acxiom, LexisNexis, Oracle Data Cloud, Epsilon, CoreLogic, TransUnion TLOxp, Thomson Reuters CLEAR. They sell to businesses, not consumers. Opt-out is possible but procedurally heavy.
- Tier 2 — People-search sites. Spokeo, BeenVerified, Whitepages, Radaris, Intelius, MyLife, PeopleFinder, TruePeopleSearch, FastPeopleSearch. They resell tier-1 data in a consumer-friendly UI. Opt-out is usually a web form plus email verification.
- Tier 3 — Specialty aggregators. Property records, court record indexers, voter file resellers, marketing lists, professional license databases. Opt-out varies widely.
- Tier 4 — Long tail. Hundreds of small, often offshore sites that scrape and re-host tier-2 data. Opt-out may not exist; suppression and DMCA are often the only levers.
Tier 1 — Where to start
Removing yourself from tier 1 is the highest-leverage move because every tier-2 reseller eventually re-syncs from these sources.
- Acxiom. Submit at acxiom.com/optout. Allow forty-five days.
- LexisNexis. Submit the Personal Information Removal Request form. Requires a copy of government ID and a clear reason. Allow thirty to sixty days.
- Oracle Data Cloud. Submit the privacy request form on oracle.com/legal/privacy. Allow thirty days.
- Epsilon. Submit at epsilon.com/us/privacy-policy. Email plus form.
- CoreLogic. Submit a request to privacy@corelogic.com. Allow thirty days.
- TransUnion TLOxp. Most consumer-facing tools are gated, but the same Personal Information Inquiry process used for credit data covers TLO records.
- Thomson Reuters CLEAR. Submit through privacy@thomsonreuters.com referencing a CLEAR removal.
Tier 1 removals are the quiet workhorses of the process. They prevent re-listings downstream.
Tier 2 — The visible layer
This is the layer most people see when they Google themselves. Each one has its own quirks.
- Spokeo. Search for your record at spokeo.com, copy the URL, paste into spokeo.com/optout, confirm via email. Two to three days.
- BeenVerified. beenverified.com/app/optout/search. Confirm by email. Three to seven days.
- Whitepages. whitepages.com/suppression-requests. Requires a phone verification call. Three to ten days.
- Radaris. radaris.com/control/privacy. Email confirmation, then a manual review. Up to fourteen days.
- Intelius. intelius.com/opt-out. Email confirmation. Three to seven days.
- MyLife. mylife.com/ccpa/index.pubview. Often requires a follow-up email. Up to thirty days. MyLife is one of the more difficult removals.
- PeopleFinder, TruePeopleSearch, FastPeopleSearch. Each has its own form, all confirmable by email. One to seven days each.
- ZabaSearch. Now part of Intelius infrastructure. Use the Intelius opt-out.
- USSearch. Same parent as Intelius. Same opt-out flow.
- Pipl. business-only product. Submit a privacy request through their support channel.
- Nuwber. nuwber.com/removal. Email verification.
- That's Them. thatsthem.com/optout. Email verification.
- Lookup. lookup.com/optout. Form-based.
- USPhoneBook. usphonebook.com/opt-out. Form plus email confirmation.
The full tier-2 layer in our registry currently runs to about ninety distinct surfaces, including international equivalents.
Tier 3 — Specialty aggregators
These are easier to overlook and harder to remove from.
- PropertyRecord and similar property record resellers. Most are downstream of county tax assessor data. Removal requires going to the county source, where removal is usually impossible. Suppression is the realistic answer.
- Court record indexers (UniCourt, CourtListener, Justia, Trellis). Most assert a public records exception. Some honor narrow privacy requests. DMCA may apply to scraped content.
- Voter file resellers (TargetSmart, L2, Aristotle). State-by-state opt-out, depends on your state's voter privacy law.
- Marketing list providers (InfoUSA, Lake Group Media, Exact Data). Each has a do-not-contact registry that is honored under CAN-SPAM and CCPA.
- Professional license databases. Most are operated by state boards. Removal is rare; correction of inaccuracies is usually possible.
Tier 4 — The long tail
Hundreds of sites, often with names like NameQuest, FindPeopleEasy, USA-People-Search, etc. Many are scrapers. Many are based outside the U.S. Many ignore opt-out requests. The realistic playbook is:
- Try the listed opt-out first. Some still respect it.
- If no response, file a DMCA notice with the host. Use a tool like whois plus a hosting lookup to find the registrar and host.
- If the content is harmful and the host ignores DMCA, escalate to the search engines under the personal information removal policy.
How long this takes
A determined individual can complete the tier-1 and tier-2 layers in roughly forty to eighty hours of focused work spread over six to ten weeks. Tier 3 and tier 4 may double that. Maintenance — re-checking and re-filing as new listings appear — is then a perpetual ten-to-fifteen-hour-per-month commitment.
Why we publish this
The industry profits from opacity. The more confused you are about who has your data, the harder it is to remove. Publishing the structure of the broker landscape is part of what we believe expert-led privacy work should look like. NOXRID does this work for clients at scale, with continuous monitoring and a maintained registry. But the playbook itself should not be a secret.
You have the right to know who is selling you. You have the right to make them stop. The first step is knowing where to look.
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