Your Personal Data Is Probably Available Online—Here’s How to Remove It from National Public Data

ACT Smart IT
Aug 19, 2025
National Public Data
Your Personal Data Is Probably Available Online—Here’s How to Remove It from National Public Data

August 19, 2025

In today’s world of constant data breaches, it’s likely that some of your personal information is already floating around the internet. That doesn’t mean you’re powerless—taking steps to remove your data from vulnerable databases is still worth our time and efforts.

One such database is National Public Data, a background check site formerly operated by Jerico Pictures Inc. In early 2024, the company suffered a massive cyberattack by a group called USDoD, resulting in the leak of 2.7 billion records containing sensitive information like Social Security numbers. The breach affected individuals in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.

Following multiple lawsuits and a bankruptcy filing, Jerico Pictures shut down the site. However, National Public Data has since reappeared under new ownership, now registered to Perfect Privacy LLC, a Florida-based company offering anonymous domain registration. The site now brands itself as a “free people search engine”, claiming to use publicly available sources such as government records, social media, and property databases.

Despite these claims, it’s still important to remove your information from the site. Even if the data is technically public, opting out reduces the number of places where your personal details, like your address or phone number, can be easily accessed.

How to remove your records from National Public Data
Even if the information compiled by National Public Data is public somewhere, you should still opt out of having your records included in the site’s search. The rebooted site does allow you to remove your information through an opt-out form.

How to Remove Your Information

National Public Data offers an opt-out process:

  1. Search for your profile on the site’s homepage.
  2. Copy the URL of your profile.
  3. Paste the URL into the opt-out form.
  4. Click “Request Removal”, then provide your email address to confirm.

Here’s the link to the site and the opt-out form
https://nationalpublicdata.com/optout.html

Taking this step helps protect your privacy and limits exposure to future breaches.

David Snell, Rob Hakala and Beth Foster at 95.9 WATD Studio

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