Frequently Asked Questions
What websites do you cover?
Right now, our Core plan covers 100+ people finder websites including AddressSearch.com, Spokeo, UnitedStatesPhonebook.com and many more.
We are actively working on our Stealth plan that will cover more online sources than any other privacy tool out there. When released, we will cover over 315+ people finder websites, scan mapping services for exterior exposures and check real estate marketplaces for interior pictures of your home online.
Why should I protect my personal information online?
As a police officer, you wear a bulletproof vest every shift for the extreme chance that you may be in a gunfight or struck by gunfire but what do you do to protect yourself on the internet that you use every single day?
Hundreds of data broker websites buy and sell your private information without your consent selling it to marketing firms, scammers, and making it accessible to anyone with an internet connection, sometimes for free.
In this profession where a target is on your back, your family could become a target too, especially if someone holds a grudge against you. Having your home address and personal information online for anyone to see could one day allow the job to follow you home which we have seen first hand...
What if I find my information on a site not covered by Data Hound?
When we release our Stealth plan, we'll have the ability to cover over 315+ data brokers and people finder sites. If you find any data broker sites that we don't cover that has your information, let us know and our team will do our best to remove your information.
How long does the removal process take?
Depending on where we are removing your information from, some removal processes take a few hours while others may take several weeks and constant touchpoints from our team to remove your information.
Why Data Hound over other privacy tools for law enforcement?
Owned and operated by active law enforcement officers that use people finder sites to help with investigations. We've realized how easy it is for it to be used on us if someone holds a grudge from an arrest or interaction. We believe that the tools out there don't cover every base needed to keep our families safe so we created a system that covers more than any other tool out there. From data brokers, mapping services, and real estate marketplaces, we want to make sure that you're a hard target to find and go after. We plan to continuously grow our services while keeping costs as low as possible to make online officer privacy the norm in the United States.
How does the service work?
After signing up, we scan people finder and data broker websites to provide you an exposure report. From there, we directly send sites in your plan a request to remove your information and continuously follow up until it's removed. Typically, these websites find a way to get your information back and that's why we scan monthly as there's an extremely high chance it will reappear.
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In the Stealth plan, we have dedicated privacy agents who also check mapping services and real estate marketplaces to send you notifications if your house interior or exterior is exposed on the internet. Our privacy team can also process custom removal requests in case your info is on a site we don't cover automatically. If you do, please email info@data-hound.com with the URL of your profile and our team will do what they can to get it removed.