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4 Data Broker Sites Had 17 Years of His Addresses: Grok Bot Sent Removals and Signed Him Up for Do Not Call

  • Level Beginner
  • Setup~30 min (estimated)
  • Evidence Some evidence
  • CostNot stated in source
  • No-codeYes
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What they did

He had Grok Bot check where his personal data was exposed. It found his name, age, phone number and 17 years of addresses on 4 data broker sites: Spokeo, TruePeopleSearch, FastPeopleSearch and USPhoneBook. Whitepages and ThatsThem blocked the bot. It sent removal requests and enrolled him in the federal, Kentucky and Texas Do Not Call lists. Brokers re-list people, so he runs it again monthly.

How it went

A list of sites exposing you, removals sent and Do Not Call registration, re-checked monthly.

Worth knowing

  • One person's X post. Some broker sites block bots, so you may need to do those yourself. Removals can take weeks and brokers re-list.

Prompt

Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.

Search the people-search and data broker sites for my info: [name, city, past cities, phone]. List every site that has me and what it shows. Submit removal requests on each one, and register my numbers on the national and my state's Do Not Call lists. Tell me which sites you couldn't reach. Re-check every month.

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

  1. Copy the prompt (button below).
  2. Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
  3. Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
  4. If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."

Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.

Set it up

Stack: Grok Bot + web search + opt-out forms

  1. Read the original source for full context.
  2. Connect the tools your agent needs.
  3. Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
  4. Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.

Generic suggested steps, not from the source.

Evidence

First-hand X post: 4 brokers found (Spokeo, TruePeopleSearch, FastPeopleSearch, USPhoneBook), 2 blocked the bot, removals, federal/KY/TX DNC, monthly re-scan. Political account, nothing sold

Source: X · 2026-10-22 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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