Steps You Can Take to , Control Your Personal Data , and Reduce Your Internet Presence.<br />Fox recently offered some tips on <br />how to remove, or at least reduce, <br />your personal data from the internet.<br />While it is almost impossible to completely scrub your <br />online data, the first step is determining what <br />discoverable information about you is actually out there. .<br />To start figuring out which sites <br />already have your information, <br />try googling yourself.<br />To start figuring out which sites <br />already have your information, <br />try googling yourself.<br />Data broker sites like 'People Search' are <br />sites that allow users to obtain information <br />about people, usually for a small fee.<br />These sites allow people access to information <br />including phone numbers, addresses, <br />age, birthday and even work history.<br />According to WebFX, there are currently <br />over 4,000 data broker sites that collect <br />information on more than 500 million people. .<br />Fox points out that just because you remove your <br />information from data broker sites, there is no way to <br />stop them from continuing to gather information on you. .<br />This means that personally going through each <br />and every data broker site and asking to have your<br />information removed is a never-ending cycle. .<br />Removal services like OneRep, BrandYourself <br />and DeleteMe can help with reducing or<br />controlling your presence on the internet. .<br />For a range of prices, these sites all offer a range <br />of services that revolve around constantly scouring <br />and removing your private data from the internet.
