One Opt-Out Is Not Enough: Intelius and the PeopleConnect Network Most people who discover their home address listed on Intelius go straight to the opt-out page, fill in the form, and check the box — then assume the problem is solved. That assumption is where the trouble starts. Intelius is one property inside a larger …

MyLife is one of the slower removals — and that's worth knowing before you start The Federal Trade Commission sued MyLife.com in 2020 — FTC v. MyLife.com, Inc. — over subscription billing practices and misleading claims about background reports. The agency alleged that MyLife charged consumers without clear consent and …

Acxiom is not a people-search site — it is the engine behind your catalog pile Most people who try to stop catalog mail focus on the obvious targets: unsubscribe links on the catalogs themselves, the DMA opt-out registry, maybe a few people-search sites. What they miss is the layer that makes all of it possible in the …

The Pipeline Behind Your Mailbox Every piece of unsolicited catalog mail arriving at your door passed through a supply chain before it got there. That chain begins long before a catalog company ever hears your name. It starts with ordinary, unremarkable transactions — buying a house, signing up for a store loyalty …

Hundreds of millions of Americans are searchable by name right now Type a name and a city into Spokeo or Whitepages and you get a home address, phone number, age, relatives, and often a neighborhood map pin — within seconds, for free. The Federal Trade Commission has documented this dynamic for years: data brokers …

California law gives you a statutory right to disappear from data broker databases California residents hold something most Americans do not: a legally enforceable right to demand that data brokers delete their personal information and stop selling it. That right comes from the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), …