Warning: Do NOT Submit To "Private" Background Checks!

by **Admin** Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:27 pm

There is no such thing as a secure private background check. If a landlord or employer want to run your name, date of birth and social security number through a "private background check company" - DO NOT ALLOW IT! Instead offer to get one done on your own by the Sheriff, State or Local Police. They will run you on the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) secure government database. This database is much more secure and accurate than any private one. All these private companies are doing is mining data and compiling information about you. They are also opening up your private information for anyone who wants to buy your information with a credit card. The whole system is EVIL and intrusive. You can also offer to get a concealed firearm license that requires fingerprints. That will prove you are who you say you are and that you have an official government background check.

These background check companies are FILLED with errors. Only use a law enforcement NCIC background check!

How to "Opt Out" if you are already on these sites:

Thanks to LawyerCT for bringing this topic up on /r/technology. She also provided a list of the top sites online that hold data on you.

I decided to go ahead and use this list to collect removal procedures
from ALL of these websites and provide direct links or instructions to
do so.

The following list was provided as being the "big boys", so if you
remove your name from these ones then all the smaller "sites" should
fall afterwards.

Intelius.com
Acxiom.com
MyLife.com
ZabaSearch.com
Spoke.com
BeenVerified.com
PeekYou.com
USSearch.com
PeopleFinders.com
PeopleLookup.com
PeopleSmart.com
PrivateEye.com
WhitePages.com
USA-People-Search.com
Spokeo.com
PublicRecordsNow.com
DOBSearch.com
Radaris.com

How to remove yourself from each of these have been listed below. I
would recommend that you scan some form of ID such as a state issued ID
like a drivers license. Black out your picture and drivers number.
Leaving your name, address and DOB visible. Any sites that requires
such a thing will have an * after the address.

Intelius.com* - Opt-out

Acxiom.com - Opt-out

MyLife.com - To request that a Member Profile or
Public Profile be deleted, please contact Customer Care at
1-888-704-1900 or contact us by email at privacy@mylife.com.
Upon receipt of these requests, and confirmation that you are
requesting that your own profile be removed, please allow MyLife 10
business days to complete this removal. It may be necessary to contact
you to validate that you are the profile owner requesting the removal.
This is to ensure the correct identity and profile ownership before
completing these requests, and is for the protection of our users and
their privacy.

Zabasearch.com* - Opt-out

Spokeo.com - Opt-out

BeenVerified.com - LawyerCT's guide

Peekyou.com - Opt-Out

USSearch.com* - Opt-Out

PeopleFinders.com - Opt-Out: Annoying form you have to mail in

PeopleLookup.com* - In order for PeopleLookup to
suppress or opt out your personal information from appearing on our
Website, we need to verify your identity. To do this, we require faxed
proof of identity. Proof of identity can be a state issued ID card or
driver's license. If you are faxing a copy of your driver's license, we
require that you cross out the photo and the driver's license number. We
only need to see the name, address and date of birth. We will only use
this information to process your opt out request. Please fax to
425-974-6194 and allow 4 to 6 weeks to process your request.

PeopleSmart.com - Opt-Out

PrivateEye.com - Opt-Out

Whitepages.com - Opt-Out

USA-People-Search.com - Opt-Out: Yet another form to mail in

Spoke.com - Scroll Down to Access and Correction Section for more info

PublicRecordsNow.com - Still determining how to remove...

DOBSearch.com* - In order for us to “opt out” your
public information from being viewable on the public DOBsearch People
Finder search results, we need to verify your identity and require faxed
proof of identity. Proof of identity can be a state issued ID card or
driver's license, or notarized letter. If you are faxing a copy of your
driver's license, you may cross out the photo and the driver's license
number. We only need to see the name, address and date of birth. Please
fax to 516-717-3017 and allow 4 to 6 weeks to completely process your
request. It is your responsibility to ensure legibility of your document

Radaris.com - Opt-Out; Thanks to those who figured it out.

Those are all the major sites. Of course, you could go to the topic mentioned in the beginning of this post and find LawyerCT's business to have a team of professionals remove these for you at a fee.