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How to remove your information from PhoneBooks.com
PhoneBooks.com publishes personal information online, and under California's CCPA/CPRA it must honor opt-out and deletion requests. Here's how to remove yourself - manually, or automatically with byscento.
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About PhoneBooks.com
- Type: People-search site.
- Opt-out channel: online opt-out form.
- Re-listing: PhoneBooks.com typically refreshes its data about every 30 days, so a one-time removal needs ongoing monitoring.
Opt out of PhoneBooks.com manually
- Open PhoneBooks.com's opt-out page: https://www.phonebooks.com/optout
- Find your listing and submit the removal / "Do Not Sell or Share" form.
- Re-check in a few weeks - PhoneBooks.com can re-list your data (typically every ~30 days), so removal needs monitoring.
Open PhoneBooks.com's opt-out page →
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove my information from PhoneBooks.com?
You can opt out manually via https://www.phonebooks.com/optout, or let byscento remove you from PhoneBooks.com automatically and keep monitoring for re-listings - with screenshot proof.
Is PhoneBooks.com a data broker?
PhoneBooks.com publishes personal information online. Under California's CCPA/CPRA it must honor opt-out and deletion requests, and you have the right to have your information removed.
Will my data come back after I opt out of PhoneBooks.com?
Often yes. Data brokers re-list information over time (here, roughly every 30 days), which is why byscento re-scans and re-submits automatically instead of opting out just once.
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