By: Jim Homyak

Clearing one's identity from all the public databases is free and easy ... it just takes a bit of time.

Have a notepad ready to jot the places that show up in search results.

Step 1. Google your full name in quotes, e.g. You may also repeat this in every search engine you're familiar with.

"Joyce Carolyn Doe"

Step 2. Google variations too, such as "Joyce C. Doe"

Step 3. Look at web places such as this list, by going straight to those, to verify the info... and go to any other links that come up in google... also try Bing and DuckDuckGo and the Brave search engines.

a. MyLife

b. TruthFinder

c. Intellius

d. Instant Checkmate

e. FastPeopleSearch

f. White pages

g. Checkpeople

h. Spyfly

i. Been Verified

j. TruthFinder

k. GoLookUp

l. Radaris

m. Note: there are many others that source from bigger sites

Step 4. At each site, once at the page where the record is that you want removed. Make note of that page URL.

Step 5. Go into that services's "opt out" link or Customer service link, or Control Info link and complete the request to opt out, and paste the URL as it requests you to do.

Step 6. Repeat this for every service.

For me, I did 21 services where my name existed plus other erroneous data that I did not want confused with me.

Step 7. A few weeks later, try Googling your name again.

As a test, see if you can find "James Allen Homyak" anywhere online. Please tell me if you find [it] outside my own website.

This process takes time. There are also paid background check services that Law Firms use. I know each have data privacy regulations. But my notes above pertain to free or low cost public website services.

Here is a link to Radaris where you can learn more about this.

 https://radaris.com/control/privacy

Clearing information about yourself, from the public Internet, is an important part of the goal in solving the problems about commercial and political status which has been presumed upon you. 

Let me know if you have any questions

• Opting out of data brokers and people search sites: These are some of the most common sources for public personal information. It is possible to contact each site individually, though some services can handle these removal requests on a person's behalf. However, data brokers frequently repopulate information, meaning this process must be repeated regularly.
• Adjusting social media and online account privacy settings: The amount of personal information visible on the web can be reduced by tightening privacy settings on all online accounts and social media profiles.
• Removing old or unused accounts: A significant part of one's digital footprint comes from accounts no longer in use. Deleting or closing these accounts can help reduce the amount of personal information accessible online.
• Requesting removal of court records or other official records: Public records from court cases, property purchases, and other official sources may appear online. In certain situations, it may be possible to petition the courts or other government bodies to have these records sealed or expunged.
• Engaging in online reputation management: For dealing with false or misleading content, a person can create new, positive content to push the undesired results down in search rankings. 

• Persistent nature of online data: The internet's vastness and the practice of data-sharing among companies mean information, once online, is difficult to permanently erase.
• Continuous data collection: New information is constantly being collected and published, so any successful effort must involve ongoing maintenance.
• Information from public records: Many details originate from official public records that cannot be legally removed. At best, their visibility can be reduced.