People-search site
AnyWho opt out: how to remove yourself
People-search directory, now operated by Spokeo, that exposes your home addresses, relatives, and ages on a public name-indexed page drawn from Spokeo data. Wholesalers and skip tracers use it to map where a property owner has lived and who is connected to them. Because AnyWho listings are Spokeo data, you remove an AnyWho listing through the Spokeo opt-out.
At a glance
- Type
- People-search site
- Removal cost
- Free
- How you opt out
- Online opt-out form
- Steps to complete
- 5 steps
- Suggested recheck
- Every 14 days
- Opt-out link verified
- Sep 2026
How to opt out of AnyWho
- 1Search your name at anywho.com and open the profile that matches you, then copy its URL from your browser address bar.
- 2Go to the Spokeo opt-out page, since AnyWho is now operated by Spokeo and its listings are Spokeo data.
- 3Paste the AnyWho profile URL, enter your email address, and submit
- 4Click the confirmation link Spokeo emails you. The removal is not processed without it.
- 5Repeat for every profile variant that matches you
FendLand last confirmed this opt-out link works in Sep 2026.
AnyWho is one of 130 broker sites Shield Pro covers
The same records that put you on AnyWho are spread across our full data-broker opt-out list, and that spread is how wholesalers and spammers got your number in the first place. Opting out of one site helps for a while, then AnyWho re-lists you after its next data refresh. FendLand shows where you are listed. Shield Pro removes it for you at most sites, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.
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Questions
Is AnyWho legitimate?
Yes. AnyWho is a real company, not a scam. It is a people-search data broker: it compiles public records, marketing data, and social profiles into a page on you and shows or sells it to anyone who searches your name, including wholesalers and skip-tracers. Compiling public-record data is a legal business in the US, which is why it can list you without asking first. Opting out is your right and it is free: AnyWho publishes its own removal process, and you do not have to give a reason.
Why is AnyWho showing my information?
You never gave AnyWho anything. It scrapes and buys public records (county property and voter files, court and marriage records), marketing databases, and social profiles, then links them into one page under your name and publishes it automatically. You show up the moment those records mention you, which is why it can appear without warning. Compiling public-record data this way is legal in the US, and that same law is why you have the right to opt out for free.
Will removing myself from AnyWho stop the "we buy your house or land" texts?
It helps, but AnyWho is one of many people-search sites, and it re-lists you after each data refresh, so you need to opt out everywhere and re-check on a schedule. Shield Pro removes your info from most of the 130 broker sites for you, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.