Learn how to navigate the Peoplelooker opt-out process with our comprehensive guide. 

Data broker sites have made it easier for individuals to find out personal and even confidential information about a particular person. People can search and get information about a former colleague, an old roommate, a lost family member, a former boyfriend/girlfriend, a husband/wife, or any person of interest. Sites like peoplelooker.com and other people search engines provide you with the ability to conduct a people search and get detailed background checks. The site claims that it runs over 1 million background reports.

What Type of Detailed Background Information Do People Search Sites Provide?

On the peoplelooker website, for example, you can get reports that include:

• People searches
• Reverse phone lookups and searches
• Reverse email searches
• Reverse property searches
• Unclaimed money searches

The reports may include the following information about the subject of your search: name and any known aliases, current phone numbers, addresses, known relatives, criminal records, sex offender information, traffic violations, social media profiles, and public photos.

Peoplelooker allows anyone to conduct a free scan before offering paid plans for access to more detailed background information.

Peoplelooker: It’s Easy to Use

Peoplelooker is relatively simple to use. Just enter your subject’s name and surname (along with a state, if desired) in the search bar and click. The search engine will sift through billions of records and compile a report containing all relevant information it finds. A preliminary search takes less than two minutes, and your report is ready for download in less than five minutes.

You can even do a reverse address lookup to see who is at the current residence. Some may use this feature to find a lost relative or to, as the peoplelooker website says, to “zero in home values.” You can put in your address and the addresses of other similar homes in the neighborhood to get home values and previous sales reports.

How Do Data Brokers Get the Personal Information They Offer?

Data broker sites like peoplelooker obtain their information from federal, state, county, and municipal public records. They also get the information from social media networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

According to the site’s FAQ, peoplelooker obtains its data from billions of records obtained from various sources, but no information is provided on how the company updates its database to ensure the information provided is accurate and up to date. All searches, according to the site, will be monitored. The site also claims users will receive periodic updates if the information in your report changes or something new is discovered.

Are These Data Broker Sites Legit?

Peoplelooker and other data broker sites claim they are legitimate. The terms of the peoplelooker site say the information searched and used must be in compliance with the Federal Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This means you can’t use peoplelooker.com or other sites from data brokers for the following reasons:

• Employment screening
• Tenant screening
• Hiring household workers
• Educational qualifications
• Assessing creditworthiness
• Business transactions initiated by an individual customer

How to Opt Out of Peoplelooker

Not everyone wants their information searched and found on these data broker sites for various reasons, including the possibility of identity theft. The greater accessibility to private data related to your property and other more detailed background information, the easier it is for bad actors to hack your social media accounts or even steal your identity.

So, What Is the Peoplelooker Opt-Out Process?

You can choose to do a manual opt-out request to remove personal data from the peoplelooker site using the BeenVerified opt-out process.

Go to the footer of the site and click on “Do Not Sell My Information.”

The next step in the opt-out process is to input your name and state and search for your information.

Once you get the search results, scroll through and click on the record. Provide your email to submit your opt-out request.

You’ll get a verification email. Check your email and click the “Verify Opt Out” link.

After you get the verification email and click the “Verify Opt Out” link, your information should be removed within 24 hours of verification of the opt-out requests.

California residents can choose to submit a California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Data Deletion Request manually. This is a stronger opt-out option that purges your data rather than just removing it from public display.

However, just because you went through the peoplelooker opt-out process doesn’t mean your information is not available on many other people search engines and data broker sites. Opting out of peoplelooker doesn’t automatically opt you out of other data brokers sites. In addition, peoplelooker has many different data partners which, in some cases, can provide new information or a record about an individual who went through the opt-out process.

As a side note, if you happen to have a peoplelooker membership because you used the service yourself, you can cancel your account at any time.

What About Opting Out of Other Data Broker Sites?

You can manually opt out of each data broker site, but there are more than 100 other people search sites; therefore, going through the opt-out request for each site would take you a great deal of time and a lot of resources you most likely don’t have. Some of the major data brokers include instantcheckmate.com, intelius.com, mylife.com, peoplefinders.com, truthfinder.com, and many, many others.

In addition, by the time you’re done with each of the opt-out processes involved for each data broker website, your data will likely begin to appear again.

There are services available to automatically opt you out of not only peoplelooker, but also other data brokers and people search sites. There is, however, a fee to do this.

It’s important to remain vigilant when it comes to the type of information people can find out about you. If you want to stay under the radar, it’s important to do a search on yourself to see what information is available about you online. You can also use an online reputation management (ORM) firm to help you not only perform a digital audit on yourself and your company but also to help remove personal information on the sites of major data brokers.

To learn more about online privacy and how to protect your personal information from leaks on the web, contact EraseComplaints today at 888-600-7409 .

 

Learn about Nuwber people search and how you canprotect your personal information in the digital environment.

There are many people search sites out there where you can find information online, including personal details about someone in whom you’re interested. Just as you can find out about the detailed personal information about a specific individual, people can also easily search you as well.

Nuwber is one of the many people search sites that you can use to find out information about individuals if you know their phone numbers, along with other methods. The site was founded in 2004, is a registered company located in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, and owned by Intelius, which has different people search websites. People search sites is a big business today.

In fact, Nuwber claims to have 7.5 million visitors monthly and professes to provide the most accurate and actual information possible.

The Goal of Nuwber

The idea behind Nuwber is to locate long lost friends or old friends, family members, or distant relatives. You may even want to vet a potential babysitter, learn more about your neighbors if you’re new to the area, or find out who the previous owners of a home are. Or perhaps you want the contact info of classmates to reconnect.

Nuwber gives you free access to information to help you connect.

On the flip side, however, the information found on Nuwber can also be used for nefarious reasons, such as identity theft. Your private information is also there for all to see, which can be intrusive and used against you by someone with a axe to grind. Plus, not everyone wants their information online.

So How Does Nuwber Work?

There are various ways you can look up a person on Nuwber — from inputting the person’s name to phone numbers and addresses. Let’s take a look at each option.

Search by Person’s First and Last Name

You can begin with a person search query if you know the first and last name in addition to the city and/or state in which they reside. You will be prompted along the way as the search engines recognize the city. The results are instant. The first page shows a list of names and variations of similar names, ages, current location, and previous locations.

Once you enter the first and last name of the person, Nuwber provides you with all the results that fully or partially match that information. For example, in a name search for Anne Jones in Santa Monica, CA, the site will provide you with results containing the first or last name Anne and the first or last name Jones. The search engine results will also provide you with the neighborhoods of these individuals in California. If no results for Santa Monica, CA come up, Nuwber will display the distance of each person in the search results from Santa Monica. You can refine the search with an age filter.

If you know family members names, this will make the process even easier to find who you are looking for.

On the other hand, even if you know very little about the person, you can potentially use what you have to locate them. If you only know the first name and the location, for example, Nuwber will return results based on location proximity. The people search results will prioritize the person with that first name who is closest to the location you’ve entered.

Search by Phone Number

You can also search by phone numbers to eventually make the phone calls you want and attempt to reach the individual. Maybe you remember a friend’s or family member’s landline number. Simply type the phone number along with the area code. Nuwber will tell you who owns the phone number now. This is also a fairly easy way to find someone.

Just click the phone tab above the homepage search bar and enter a valid landline number in the U.S. In seconds, you get the carrier and the current name associated with it. You’ll also get a list of previous owners and their current location under ‘phone number history’.

If you click on the profile of anyone associated with the number, you can also get additional information about them.

Nuwber says it has a comprehensive database of cell phone numbers and landlines. Also, if anyone has given their phone number to a company (which we do all the time), there is a good chance that your information is on Nuwber. Just check to see if your information is on Nuwber by doing a reverse phone lookup on its website. You may be surprised by what you find.

A reverse phone lookup may also be something business owners are interested in. Nuwber as well as other third-party data suppliers can be used to find contact information for potential customers or partners. Reverse phone lookup can also be used to identify unknown callers.

Search by Area Phone Code

You can always browse records by state or phone code. Simply do a Nuwber lookup to see a list of states and phone area codes. Click an area code to reveal a list of landline prefixes, the county, city, and phone carrier. You’ll find full phone numbers on the next level, along with the names and ages of people linked to the number.

In addition, each name will reveal a summary of all the potential information held about the person. Most importantly, the full address is often visible, which is all you might need in order to locate someone.

Search by Address

You can opt to utilize the Nuwber Address Search — a reverse address lookup — if you know the address of someone you want to locate. Nuwber will search millions of addresses to locate the exact person you’re looking for.

The first search result is a map feature, followed by a list of possible current and former residents. Each may include information such as age and date of birth, phone number, gender, education level, and marital status. It also displays the length of residence and a few other details, if available.

Another section is labeled ‘Background reports,’ and it includes information on previous residents, all known locations, and a list of relatives.

The neighborhood information can be useful. It includes information such as the number of households and the oldest buildings, as well as the average home price and the average age of residents. There is also a wealth of information about nearby amenities, some of which can be easily verified on Google and may have been derived from there. This is good for people checking out potential neighborhoods for a house purchase.

What Type of Personally Identifiable Data Is Available?

Nuwber also provides a comprehensive background check that goes far beyond what is provided for free. The type of information you can obtain, depending on the person, includes public records, address history, driving records, social profiles, and court records:

• Name, full address, and telephone number
• Maps
• Age and date of birth
• Occupation and business records
• Spouses and relatives
• Marriages and divorces
• Credit rating and net worth
• Property value and purchase price
• Past properties and addresses
• Criminal records
• Liens, bankruptcies, and judgments
• Eviction records
• Professional licenses
• Social media accounts

A profile page may also include personal info like the individual’s horoscope, occupation, and medical status.

How Does Nuwber Get People’s Info?

Nuwber uses government records, public records, commercial data sources, self-reported information, White Pages listings, an address directory, and social networks to compile background information on U.S. citizens. This is all legal and, as with any other records provider, doesn’t require permission to post any contact information, according to the site.

The database, just as with any other data brokers, pulls from billions of public records to find the person or people you’re looking for. Third-party data suppliers like financial services companies are also a source of information.

It’s important to note that Nuwber people search specifies in its website terms and conditions that it is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and does not provide consumer reports or conduct any credit monitoring. The site specifies that the information found also cannot be used for employment or housing decisions, tenant screening, insurance underwriting, or account reviews.

Do You Have to Pay to Utilize Nuwber?

Nuwber people search is a free tool that gives you free access to look up people’s phone numbers. The free version allows you to see five pages of information. The subscription gives you unlimited access to all data on Nuwber.

You Searched Yourself and You Want Your Information Removed, How Do You Proceed?

You don’t want to be found on people search site Nuwber. How do people remove themselves from Nuwber? Via opt out requests. The process for such opt-out requests is as follows:

1. Search for your listing on nuwber.com and make a copy of the URL.
2.  Go to their opt-out website, https://nuwber.com/removal/link. Paste your listing’s URL, and enter your email address.

You’ll be sent to a confirmation page for your opt-out request.

Contacting Nuwber customer care directly is also an option as well. Contact Nuwber support team toll-free at 888-600-7409 . Or email Nuwber Customer Care at support@nuwber.com.

The Nuwber Customer Care works from 9:00am-9:00pm EST, Monday-Friday. If you have issues with the information on the site or with the opt-out process, you may be able to speak with a support manager.

What if Nuwber Doesn’t Remove Your Information?

There have been complaints to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) from people who have made opt out requests, including to Nuwber’s support team, asking that their information be removed. People are concerned about their information being exposed, including their email addresses on the dark web, which could indicate a data breach and identity theft.

When performing a search, however, they see that certain data still appears on the Nuwber site. Should this happen to you, if you have followed the opt-out instructions and Nuwber doesn’t remove your information, you can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

You can also sue Nuwber in state or federal court.

Contact an Online Reputation Management Firm

Another option is to consider using an online reputation management (ORM) firm to help you with the removal process. Additionally, note that if your information is available on Nuwber people search, it is most likely also available on other sites. Just go to Google or other search engines like Bing and Yahoo to see what information comes up about you and where this information is available. You’ll get a list of all of the websites that have your phone number and other info.

Not only can an ORM help you with removing unwanted personal information on various people’s search engine sites, but it can also assist you with search engine optimization (SEO) to enhance your reputation online with positive, relevant content.

To learn more about online privacy and how to protect your personal information from leaks on the web, contact EraseComplaints today at 888-600-7409