How to Find Out What Information Is Online About You

Most people have no idea how much of their personal information is floating around online. Your name, address, phone number, email, employer, relatives, and even your income estimate are likely published on dozens of sites you have never heard of. This guide walks you through how to find all of it.

Last updated March 18, 2026

> What to do

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    Google yourself with quotes

    Search your full name in quotes plus your city. Scan the first five pages of results. You will likely see people search sites, social media profiles, news mentions, and public records. This gives you a rough picture, but it misses a lot.

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    Check the major data broker sites

    Go to Spokeo, WhitePages, TruePeopleSearch, BeenVerified, and Radaris. Search your name on each one. These sites pull from public records and build detailed profiles that include your address history, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives, and sometimes estimated income.

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    Scan your email for breach exposure

    Your email address has probably appeared in at least one data breach. Run a scan on EXPOSE to check breach databases and see what data was leaked: passwords, phone numbers, physical addresses, or financial details. The average email has been in 3 to 5 breaches.

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    Search public records databases

    Court filings, property deeds, political donations, and professional licenses are all public. EXPOSE pulls from FEC records, CourtListener, NPPES, and county property databases. You might be surprised what is there, especially if you own property or have ever been involved in a lawsuit.

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    Audit your social media profiles

    Log out of your accounts and view your profiles as a stranger would. Check what is visible publicly on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter. Old accounts on forgotten platforms may still be live and indexable by search engines.

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    Run a comprehensive scan

    Checking each source individually takes hours. A single EXPOSE scan searches data brokers, breach databases, public records, and social media at once. You get an exposure score and a breakdown of exactly what is out there, organized by category.

> Why so much of your info is online

Your digital footprint grows every time you sign up for a service, buy a house, register to vote, donate to a political campaign, or get a professional license. Most of this data is public by law. Data brokers scrape these records, combine them with social media data and marketing databases, and publish comprehensive profiles on people search sites. You never agreed to any of it, but the data is technically public, so there is nothing illegal about aggregating it. The only way to manage it is to know what is out there and systematically request removal.

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See your complete online footprint in one search

EXPOSE searches data brokers, breach databases, public records, and social media to show you everything that is publicly available about you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much personal info is typically online about one person?▼
The average American adult has profiles on 20 to 40 data broker sites, has been in 3 to 5 data breaches, and has public records in at least 2 to 3 government databases. That adds up to hundreds of individual data points available to anyone who searches.
Can I remove all my information from the internet?▼
You can remove most of it, but not all. Data broker profiles can be opted out of. Social media accounts can be deleted. But public records like property deeds and court filings are permanent. Breach data also cannot be recalled once leaked.
Is there a free way to check all this?▼
You can Google yourself and check individual broker sites for free, but it takes time. EXPOSE offers a free scan that checks multiple sources at once and gives you an exposure score with a summary of findings.
How often should I check what is online about me?▼
At least once a quarter. Data brokers re-scrape public records regularly, so profiles you removed will come back. New breaches happen constantly. Monthly monitoring catches changes faster.
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