SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW
Your full legal name, phone number, and current address could be publicly accessible on the website WhitePages, regardless of any knowledge to you.
If you're curious, you can search either through the WhitePages website OR by typing (FIRST and LAST NAME + CURRENT CITY + WHITEPAGES) into Google (or your preferred search engine.)
For reference, I keep my identity on the internet on the down-low (ex: no social media attached to my name, no posts with easily identifiable locations, etc) and yet, somehow, it still had a concerning amount of info: my address history, people I'm related to, phone numbers, AND my FULL current address. Down to the street number. Which, of everything, I found the most unnerving. Especially because I had no clue; I hadn't received any indication from the site itself that it was publishing this information. I can't imagine what could happen to people with a history of abusive relationships or stalkers.
As a disclaimer, some of the information was a little cattywampus-- it seems to mistake landlines for personal cell numbers, among other nitty gritty things. But, if someone has malicious intent, any information can be harmful. Additionally, you have to pay to see certain facts-- it reveals things like email addresses, criminal records, land ownership, extended family relationships, etc. However it only costs like... 5 bucks. Not much of a barrier for the curious, let alone predatory individuals.
Fortunately! It's not difficult to request for your information to be taken down.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOUR INFORMATION ON WHITEPAGES CONCERNING.
Go to their Opt Out site-- you can search it, or use this link! https://www.whitepages.com/suppression-requests
Supply the URL to your profile, and provide any details as to why you want it removed
provide your phone number for a verification code
You're all done!
I just completed doing this, and according to the notification, it takes about 24 hours for the website to take your info down. All in all, it took me under 5 mintues to complete everything.
I just wanted to share because I was honestly stunned; I google myself from time to time, and this is not a result that pops up from a simple name search. I can only imagine the harm this sort of thing could do to more vulnerable people. It's also a goldmine for scammers, or spam callers. I hope this helps :)
TL;DR: Important personal information could be public on Whitepages, and it's fairly simple to get this information taken down.














