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Whitepages

One of the oldest and largest people-search sites, with a premium tier selling background reports built on decades of accumulated records.

What they have
  • Names and aliases
  • Address history
  • Phone numbers (landline and mobile)
  • Relatives and associates
  • Criminal and traffic records (premium)
  • Bankruptcies and liens (premium)
Who they sell to
  • General public via free listings and paid Premium reports

How to make them delete it

They demand · Automated phone call to a number you control, with a verification code
Turnaround · 24 hours to several days after phone verification
  1. Find your listing URL on whitepages.com
  2. Submit it through the suppression request page
  3. Answer the automated verification call and enter the code
  4. Repeat separately for Whitepages Premium listings, which the standard suppression does not always cover
  5. Re-check after the next quarterly data refresh
The catch — why this won't stick

The phone verification step blocks anyone whose listed number is outdated, which describes a large share of the people trying to get removed. Premium listings persist after standard suppression unless requested separately.

Your legal leverage
  • CCPA / Delete Act (CA residents)
  • State deletion laws

The letter, pre-written

People-search removal follow-up with this broker's name filled in. Fill in your details below (they stay in your browser), keep a dated copy of what you send.Template details →

Fill in your details — stays in your browser

Everything you type here is inserted into the letter on this page and saved in this browser only, so you don't retype it for every broker. It is never sent to us or to anyone. 

Subject: Second Request: Remove My Listing [LISTING URL]

To Whitepages Support and Privacy Teams:

On [DATE] I submitted a removal request for my listing at [LISTING URL] through your published opt-out process. The listing remains live [or: has reappeared] as of [DATE].

I am renewing my demand that you remove all listings and profiles about me, including variants under prior names, prior addresses, or misspellings. For your search:

- Name variants: [NAMES]
- Cities associated with me: [CITIES]
- Age: [AGE]

[If applicable:] As a resident of [STATE], I am also formally exercising my deletion rights under [statute], which obligates you to delete my personal information, including from any sibling sites you operate on shared data.

Please confirm removal in writing within 10 business days. Absent confirmation, I will file complaints with the FTC and [the California Privacy Protection Agency / my state Attorney General], and I am keeping a dated record of this correspondence.

[NAME]
[DATE]