Why we do what we do

People search sites — Whitepages, Beenverified, MyLife, etc. — want you on their platform as your private information makes them money. They essentially sell your information to marketers and private citizens alike. These sites therefore make it very hard to “opt‑out” or remove yourself, making it nearly a full-time job. Few people can afford this kind of time, or the alternative: hiring someone else to do the opt-outs manually.