Your full legal name, phone number, and current address could be publicly accessible on the website WhitePages, regardless of any knowledge to you.

If you're curious, you can search either through the WhitePages website OR by typing (FIRST and LAST NAME + CURRENT CITY + WHITEPAGES) into Google (or your preferred search engine.)

For reference, I keep my identity on the internet on the down-low (ex: no social media attached to my name, no posts with easily identifiable locations, etc) and yet, somehow, it still had a concerning amount of info: my address history, people I'm related to, phone numbers, AND my FULL current address. Down to the street number. Which, of everything, I found the most unnerving. Especially because I had no clue; I hadn't received any indication from the site itself that it was publishing this information. I can't imagine what could happen to people with a history of abusive relationships or stalkers.

As a disclaimer, some of the information was a little cattywampus-- it seems to mistake landlines for personal cell numbers, among other nitty gritty things. But, if someone has malicious intent, any information can be harmful. Additionally, you have to pay to see certain facts-- it reveals things like email addresses, criminal records, land ownership, extended family relationships, etc. However it only costs like... 5 bucks. Not much of a barrier for the curious, let alone predatory individuals.

Fortunately! It's not difficult to request for your information to be taken down.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOUR INFORMATION ON WHITEPAGES CONCERNING.

Go to their Opt Out site-- you can search it, or use this link! https://www.whitepages.com/suppression-requests

Supply the URL to your profile, and provide any details as to why you want it removed

provide your phone number for a verification code

You're all done!

I just completed doing this, and according to the notification, it takes about 24 hours for the website to take your info down. All in all, it took me under 5 mintues to complete everything.

I just wanted to share because I was honestly stunned; I google myself from time to time, and this is not a result that pops up from a simple name search. I can only imagine the harm this sort of thing could do to more vulnerable people. It's also a goldmine for scammers, or spam callers. I hope this helps :)

🧠 Protect Your Personal Info: Remove Yourself from 411.com

411.com pulls its data from Whitepages—so if your name, address, or phone number is showing, you can opt out with just a few steps:

1️⃣ Find Your Profile on 411.com 2️⃣ Copy the URL of your listing 3️⃣ Visit whitepages.com/suppression-requests 4️⃣ Paste the URL and submit the request 5️⃣ Verify by phone to confirm identity

⏳ Most requests are processed within a few days.

Long before cell phones, everyone had a telephone at home, and their name, address, and phone number was in a book published by the local phone company called “The White Pages.” So when someone wanted to reach you, you’d just tell them, “I’m In The Book!”

While the White Pages have long faded into history, there is another much more important book in heaven called THE BOOK OF LIFE, and in that book is written the names of all those that will one day be in heaven. As today’s verse says, not everyone’s name is in that book, because all those that are unworthy will not be allowed into heaven. So the question is, who are those that are WORTHY and those UNWORTHY, and which one are you?

God likewise, wants to reach you, and you must be IN THE BOOK and to do so, the Bible says:

“Do those things that will show that You have turned from your sins.” Matthew 3:8

This is what the Bible calls REPENTENCE, that is that you confess and admit that you are a sinner and are asking for God’s forgiveness. For many people this is not easy because they (maybe you?) don’t think you are that bad or that God is that unmerciful that your name isn’t automatically 'in the book' — but that is not what the Bible says! Only those that are found to be worthy are in that book and all those that are not worthy are not.

Friend, God cannot find you if your name is not IN THE BOOK, and there is no reason why your name should not be in it except you choose not to be in it. You can be worthy before God! Simply ask Him from a sincere and pure heart to forgive you of your sins, And He Will.

Is your name in the Book of Life?

Do you want it to be??

God Bless Your Day Jesus Loves You

You're probably listed on Whitepages.com https://www.whitepages.com/

This is an official background check website. But it has a TON of creepy personal info publicly available in one spot. Phone numbers, addresses, names of relatives, etc.

Te vi no meio da rua, em um cruzamento qualquer. O ônibus parou na faixa e você prestes a atravessar. Seu reflexo apareceu na janela, parecia uma miragem, um truque que minha mente plantou, mas quando olhei, eu te vi. Eu te vi. E foi quando me atingiu o quanto sinto sua falta. Não que já não soubesse disso. Sempre soube, mas me atingiu, com força, com violência, como um soco no estômago e um tapa na cara. Fiquei sem ar - e não de um jeito bom - doeu, doeu muito, esqueci como respirar, a cabeça esquentando, o coração cada vez mais acelerando e o ar? Eu não sei, sumira. E doeu, como doeu. Há quanto tempo não te via? Acho que tempo o suficiente para eu começar a acreditar que você não existia mais, que nunca existiu, como uma miragem, um truque que minha mente plantou, mas eu olhei e te vi e você estava lá, você esteve lá. Dói, como dói. Em um cruzamento qualquer você me atingiu.