Data brokers are companies that collect and sell your personal information, and auditing these sites is an essential step in anyone's digital footprint analysis, especially if you are conducting it for the first time.
FastPeopleSearch is a people-search website that provides the name, addresses, telephone numbers and relatives derived from commercial records and public records. It is free to view and contains billions of records that account for hundreds of millions of people. It appears quickly in search returns and its database is frequently utilized.
The good news is that this opt-out-FastPeopleSearch-is one of the easiest to find: a removal form along with an email confirmation, no login required, no phone call required. Here’s how to opt out-and how to continue to be removed if the listing returns.
What information does FastPeopleSearch publish about you?
- Full name, aliases and age
- Current and previous home addresses
- Landline and mobile phone numbers
- Relatives, associates and possible connections
- Email addresses linked to your records
- Property details and estimated home values
Skip the manual work
Don’t want to fill out forms and answer verification calls? AntiBridge removes your data from FastPeopleSearch and 150+ other brokers automatically.
Start automatic removalHow to opt out of FastPeopleSearch: step by step
1Find your listing
Enter your full name (or trial and error with just your first initial and last name), city and state into fastpeoplesearch.com. Alternatively, you can input your phone number or address into the website. On the page that has your profile, open it and make sure it is really you. If there are 2 or 3 profiles for your name from previous addresses or shortened variations of your full name, write each one down individually.
2Open the removal form
Go to fastpeoplesearch.com/removal. You can also access this page by clicking Do Not Sell My Personal Information link at the bottom of the page then clicking the opt-out form. Type in first name, last name and a reachable email address, check the reCAPTCHA box and click submit.
3Confirm via the verification email
FastPeopleSearch will send you an email within minutes (check your spam folder)-click on the link in the email to confirm the request. This link expires in approximately 24 hours so to expedite your removal we ask that you confirm your request with it. No verification, no removal.
4Verify the listing is gone
Removals generally take 24-72 hours to process after you have clicked the link in the verification email. Search yourself again to see if it has been removed. If you had more than 1 listing then repeat the process for each one separately as FastPeopleSearch only allows for 1 removal request per query.
Quick reference
| Site | Opt-out method | Removal time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| fastpeoplesearch.com | Online form + email verification | 24-72 hours | Free |
What happens after you opt out
An opt-out with FastPeopleSearch doesn't anonymise you as an individual, it just prevents the record you've submitted from being returned. Because a record can come back when you've moved, changed your number or new filings happen, FastPeopleSearch perpetually crawls to publish new data from the public as well as third parties.
This isn't a one time deal, most people use for their maintenance over the long term rather than one off: check back on the site every few weeks or set up an AntiBridge-type removal service that continually keeps tabs on a certain broker and resubmits optouts if your info reappears.
Tired of opting out one site at a time?
Data brokers make it easy for scammers, stalkers, and identity thieves to find you. Removing yourself from 150+ sites manually takes weeks – and your information can reappear. AntiBridge handles the removals for you and keeps watch so your privacy stays protected.
Remove my info automaticallyFrequently asked questions
Is the FastPeopleSearch opt-out free?
Yes. It is completely free to remove yourself from fastpeoplesearch.com/removal, and you do not need to register or pay anything. Do not try to pay through a third-party website.
How many listings can I remove?
FastPeopleSearch returns one record per search. Feel free to run any number of search. Repeated mover may have several separate records linked to past address or different aliases.
Why is my profile still showing after I opted out?
Removals can sometimes take up to 72 hours, while search engines potentially carry a cached page for a longer period. If the listing is still live after a few days then you have probably encountered the verification link expiring before you clicked on it. Resubmit the removal. Usually this happens due to missing an email confirmation.
Will removing my FastPeopleSearch listing hide me from other sites?
No. Data is shared between sister sites, and other brokers have separate databases/optout process. To go dark across the board you must send optout requests to each one separately, or use a service such as AntiBridge that can remove you from many brokers at a time.
