Your data is for sale.Take it back.
Removal is the mop — it scrubs what brokers already republished. An anonymous LLC is the plumber — it keeps your name off new formation records so there is less to re-scrape. Compare vetted removal tools here, or fix the pipe with formation and restructure.
Brokers often publish:
Plumber vs mop
Two jobs, one plan
Removal wipes the floor while public records keep dripping. Formation and restructure turn off the tap at the source — then removal handles what brokers already scraped.
Scrub what's indexed (mop)
Data brokers republish what's already public — county records, old LLC filings, people-search scrapes. Compare vetted removal tools or managed erasure when you want a team on the mop.
Stop new leaks (plumber)
Anonymous LLC formation in Wyoming or New Mexico keeps your name off the public formation record — registered agent on the filing, not your kitchen table. Already DIY-formed? Entity restructure closes the gaps budget filers left open.
- Privacy-friendly state filing
- Registered agent year one
- Optional Compliance Autopilot — we file annual reports when due
Generalized framing — not asserting facts about your specific exposure. DIY SoS checklist
Your data exposed
What data brokers surface
These are the kinds of fields people-search and aggregator sites commonly sell or display — often sourced from public records, marketing data, and leaks.
Home address
Current and past addresses make you easy to find and correlate with other records.
Phone numbers
Numbers fuel spam, phishing, and SIM-adjacent social engineering.
Email addresses
Personal and work emails get harvested, sold, and used for targeted attacks.
Family & associates
Relational graphs expand who can be pressured or impersonated.
Demographic estimates
Age bands, income guesses, and interests are packaged for marketers and scammers.
Public records & more
Court filings, property records, and broker “profiles” get stitched together.
How it works
How removal usually works
Different products have different coverage, but the pattern is similar.
Discover
A scan or report shows which brokers list you — so you are not guessing.
Opt out
The service submits removals or guides you through them, depending on the tier.
Re-check
Because data respawns, monitoring and repeat opt-outs matter more than a one-time purge.
Why it matters
Why bother?
You do not need to be under active threat to benefit — it is baseline digital hygiene.
Cut spam and phishing reach
Fewer correct phone/email pairs in broker databases means fewer easy targets for bulk attacks.
Shrink identity-theft surface
Less accurate public dossiers makes impersonation and account recovery attacks harder.
Keep your address quieter
You cannot fix everything, but you can reduce how often your home shows up in one search.
Pair with structure
LLCs and trusts address legal identity; broker removal addresses people-search exposure — different layers.
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Want someone to run the whole playbook?
Erase is our white-glove digital erasure — for people who need depth, pace, and a human team on top of tooling. If self-serve removal is not enough, start here.
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The privacy stack
How this fits together
Legal structure, broker removal, and managed erasure solve different parts of the same problem.
Protect
Private business infrastructure
- Anonymous LLC formation
- Name off public business records
- Asset and operating structures
Remove
Broker exposure & tooling
- Compare directory listings
- Self-serve removal services
- Optional: Erase for managed help
Erase
Premium managed erasure
- White-glove, high-touch workflow
- Broader remediation than DIY alone
- For elevated threat or urgency
faq
Frequently asked questions
Data brokers, removals, and how Erase fits in.
Next step
Pick a path
Browse vetted tools in the directory, or talk to us about managed erasure if you want the heavy lifting done for you.
