Your name, phone number, address, and other personal details are freely available on dozens of people-searches and data broker websites. Anyone can find them in seconds.
Paid services like DeleteMe or Incogni charge monthly fees to submit removal requests for you. But most of those requests are the same free opt-out forms that anyone can file.
There is now a free open-source Claude skill called remove-your-data that helps you do this process yourself — without paying anyone.
What This Skill Actually Does?
This is an agent skill (not a magic one-click tool). Once you load it in Claude (or another coding agent), it helps you:
- Find where your data is listed
- Guide you through official opt-out / removal forms
- File California DROP requests (if you live in California)
- Write proper deletion requests according to privacy laws
- Keep a local log of every request
- Track deadlines
- Check later whether the data was actually removed
- Help draft follow-up or regulator complaints if a company ignores the request
It does not completely erase your entire digital footprint automatically. No tool can do that. But it makes the long, boring process of opting out from data brokers much more organized and manageable.
How to Use It? (Step-by-Step)
- Open Claude (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or any agent that can read GitHub repos)
- Paste the repo link and tell Claude:
https://github.com/k7cfo/remove-your-dataThen say something like:
“Remove my data from people-search sites” or “Help me opt out of data brokers.” - Answer the intake questions
Claude will ask a few basic questions one by one (name, location, etc.). Answer them carefully.
If you live in California, it prioritizes the official DROP system first. - Let it guide the process
The skill will help identify relevant brokers, open the correct opt-out pages, and keep a proper record of every request you file. - Track progress
It maintains a local log so you can see what has been submitted, what is pending, and what still needs follow-up.
Important Things to Know
- This is not legal advice. It is a practical operations playbook.
- You still need to be involved (especially for CAPTCHAs, email verification, or phone verification that some sites require).
- Results take time. Many brokers take weeks to process removal requests.
- Data brokers often re-add information later, so periodic checking is needed.
- The skill is free and open-source (Apache-2.0 license).
Who Should Use This?
- Anyone tired of their personal information appearing on Whitepages, Spokeo, Radaris, BeenVerified, and similar sites
- People who don’t want to pay monthly subscription fees for data removal services
- Users comfortable working with Claude or similar AI coding agents
Final Thoughts
Your personal data being freely available online is a real problem. Paid removal services mostly file the same free forms that this skill helps you file yourself.
If you want more control and don’t want to pay every month, this Claude skill is currently one of the most practical free options available.
Just remember: it organizes and guides the process — it doesn’t magically delete everything overnight.
