how to delete my info in online search

[retire to nature]

Hi,

I recently had an assault attempt, but I was fighting so he failed it. I was struggling him face to face for a few moment, I could identify him well and reported to the police. He is wanted on warrant officially, so the police is chasing him.

This mrng, I got an text saying Hi(my name). So I responded, yes, who is this. Since I run airbnb, they text me. most of case they introduce first, but at times they just say like that.

And then no further texting. I kinda got suspicious if he is tracking me down too.

I searched my name online to see what is coming out and there are tons of my info with all my properties, my phone numebr, and my current address etc. Luckily, it is my airbnb property address, and I dont live there, but I visit to manage.

I moved back into one of houses, but online shows there I lived there until 2017. So it helps me better not to be scared.

but how can I block or deleted the search result?

 

[CDRE]

This is probably more than what you anticipated, but use the guide at the link below and get ready for a laborious task. The title is Extreme Privacy, What it takes to disappear: Fourth Edition Personal Data Removal Workbook, Version 4, Updated April 2022:

https://inteltechniques.com/data/workbook.pdf

Also, since your activities have created permanent public records, it will be like playing an internet wack-a-mole game. Good luck.

 

[retire to nature]

This is probably more than what you anticipated, but use the guide at the link below and get ready for a laborious task. The title is Extreme Privacy, What it takes to disappear: Fourth Edition Personal Data Removal Workbook, Version 4, Updated April 2022:

https://inteltechniques.com/data/workbook.pdf

Also, since your activities have created permanent public records, it will be like playing an internet wack-a-mole game. Good luck.

Thanks CDRE.

 

[Sunset]

OP - You may also want to delete your location or put in a fake one here as well.

As for texting, like phone calls, I don't respond unless the person is someone from my contact list (so I recognize them) or they say something meaningful.
If they can't say something meaningful, it's not my job to ask them questions to extract what they want. If they want to text with me, after a "Hi John" gets no response, they will text again with more, if they don't then it wasn't important.

This gets a response: Hi John, are up for some golf today?
This does not: Whatz up?

 

[retire to nature]

OP - You may also want to delete your location or put in a fake one here as well.

As for texting, like phone calls, I don't respond unless the person is someone from my contact list (so I recognize them) or they say something meaningful.
If they can't say something meaningful, it's not my job to ask them questions to extract what they want. If they want to text with me, after a "Hi John" gets no response, they will text again with more, if they don't then it wasn't important.

This gets a response: Hi John, are up for some golf today?
This does not: Whatz up?

Thank you Sunset for your advice.

Since I get some text and calls to sell my properties alot. I was kinda getting dull to be sensitive to protect me.

I was leaving them to check the housing market. I mostly ignore but it is kinda a wake up call to protect me better.

I am doing that CDRE recommended now. it would help me to cut down all the house selling calls and protect my info also.

I think the suspicious call was another call to sell my property, but I know I would be nervous and cautious until he will be arrested. He already had a felony charge, so hope he can be caught soon.

 

[mf15]

This ain't good.Decided to search myself. I come up with my whole family,my address,home and cell phones numbers,other house and it's phone number,also facebook
comes up.
I wonder how my cell is public,I don't give it out much.

 

[Koolau]

If someone is determined to find you, they will. I agree with keeping a low profile if possible - but basically, it's not really possible unless you move to a cabin in the woods (think Ted Kosinski.)

Consider obtaining a firearm carry permit. Whether or not you have a high public profile, there are lots of scary people out there. Most don't know you or care about who you are - only what you have and what they can take from you. I'm not in your shoes, but I'd worry more about folks I DON'T know are targeting me than those I DO know MAY be targeting me. YMMV

 

[Boose]

I google myself periodically to find my info on aggregator sites like Radaris, CheckPeople, etc. Each site has its own opt-out process and it's definitely a game of whack-a-mole to keep them from indexing my past and present addresses, cell phone, DOB, etc. Worst part is that, as a CA public employee, my full name, title and salary were posted on the internet every year for all to see. That info has not gone away, despite my being retired.

 

[easysurfer]

Did you confirm if the text was him trying to stalk you?

Or was it just heightened fear (understandable after what you went through)?

Every once in awhile, I may do a search on myself and there's plenty of info out there. That's even after trying to not live like an open book.

All this lost of privacy sometimes feels like those Body Snatchers movies .

 

[ocean view]

Just for peace of mind about this specific text, have you Googled the phone number to see what comes up? Or could you report it to the police officer who is handling the assault case and ask them to check out the number?

 

[RetiredAndLovingIt]

Sorry to hear of your attack and hope you're well.
I also hate the fact that my private and many times incorrect information is out there. Interestingly my Google Voice number is not listed, I never give that number out except to family and Google does a great job of identifying any Spam calls that may come in and sending them right to the Spam folder. I get tons of Spam on my cellphone so never answer that number unless I know who it is.
Did you Google the text number to see if you could find out who it was that texted you?

 

[RetiredAndLovingIt]

This is probably more than what you anticipated, but use the guide at the link below and get ready for a laborious task. The title is Extreme Privacy, What it takes to disappear: Fourth Edition Personal Data Removal Workbook, Version 4, Updated April 2022:

https://inteltechniques.com/data/workbook.pdf

Also, since your activities have created permanent public records, it will be like playing an internet wack-a-mole game. Good luck.

Thank you for this link, I have lots of work to do and plan on sharing it with my kids as well.

 

[Letj]

I google myself periodically to find my info on aggregator sites like Radaris, CheckPeople, etc. Each site has its own opt-out process and it's definitely a game of whack-a-mole to keep them from indexing my past and present addresses, cell phone, DOB, etc. Worst part is that, as a CA public employee, my full name, title and salary were posted on the internet every year for all to see. That info has not gone away, despite my being retired.

That stuff is illegal in all European countries. Privacy is a big deal there. I would think it’s illegal almost everywhere except the US. It’s one of the reasons we get all those pesky promotions and spams.

 

[retire to nature]

Did you confirm if the text was him trying to stalk you?

Or was it just heightened fear (understandable after what you went through)?

Every once in awhile, I may do a search on myself and there's plenty of info out there. That's even after trying to not live like an open book.

All this lost of privacy sometimes feels like those Body Snatchers movies .

It was not him. It was a text making me sell one of my properties.

 

[retire to nature]

Just for peace of mind about this specific text, have you Googled the phone number to see what comes up? Or could you report it to the police officer who is handling the assault case and ask them to check out the number?

I googled the number and i could find the number. a housing construction company in IL.

I texted to the detective to get the guy's name and phone number today. The detective told me his name and but he didnt know his cell phone number either. He said I wouldnt worry about if he can track me down or get my phone number. I wasn't worry too much earlier but it is taking longer than I expected to catch him. I took his picture and identify him clearly the next day in the lineup. Got an warrant soon too because he was already another warrant for felony to be arrested. But it must be hard to locate him now.

 

[retire to nature]

If someone is determined to find you, they will. I agree with keeping a low profile if possible - but basically, it's not really possible unless you move to a cabin in the woods (think Ted Kosinski.)

Consider obtaining a firearm carry permit. Whether or not you have a high public profile, there are lots of scary people out there. Most don't know you or care about who you are - only what you have and what they can take from you. I'm not in your shoes, but I'd worry more about folks I DON'T know are targeting me than those I DO know MAY be targeting me. YMMV

Many of my own folks have been telling me get a gun since I live alone and sometimes went to camping alone too.
But I never thought I would and still no considering. I don't like US allow guns. The assault guy even said he had a gun but I doubted and resisted him. I am not a standard girl since I chased him to take his face pic after he ran away from me. So I know if I had a gun, I could have used it. So I like the fact that there is no way to use a gun for myself.

I already knew there are bad people so I will just be realistic to protect myself. And I think I sometimes worry about people who I know me more.

 

[retire to nature]

Since I got his name today, I googled his name. I am looking at his facebook profile. I dont do much SNS, but changed the setting not to be shown too.

 

[harllee]

In addition to the police arresting the guy who assaulted you there are other things you can do. You can go to court and get a restraining order against him. If he has any assets you can sue him in court for physical damages, pain and suffering etc. You could report him on social media, maybe get him fired from his job. You can make his life a living hell. You can make him sorry he ever messed with you.

 

[Koolau]

In addition to the police arresting the guy who assaulted you there are other things you can do. You can go to court and get a restraining order against him. If he has any assets you can sue him in court for physical damages, pain and suffering etc. You could report him on social media, maybe get him fired from his job. You can make his life a living hell. You can make him sorry he ever messed with you.

While these actions might be effective against an old boy friend or ex (think stalker), etc., they would likely prove ineffective against a person out committing street crime. Folks with little to loose (street criminals) are difficult to deter short of incarceration. YMMV

 

[JoeWras]

In my county, the owner of a home is public information. It is very easy to get someone's address.

High profile people use aliases (TV personalities use a fake name) or put the property under an LLC or an other obfuscation.

In other words, it is very difficult to hide in my county if you own your home.

 

[harllee]

While these actions might be effective against an old boy friend or ex (think stalker), etc., they would likely prove ineffective against a person out committing street crime. Folks with little to loose (street criminals) are difficult to deter short of incarceration. YMMV

Depends on whether the criminal has assets or a job.

 

[Sunset]

In addition to the police arresting the guy who assaulted you there are other things you can do. You can go to court and get a restraining order against him. If he has any assets you can sue him in court for physical damages, pain and suffering etc. You could report him on social media, maybe get him fired from his job. You can make his life a living hell. You can make him sorry he ever messed with you.

A regular upstanding citizen will be affected by this and be mad. Get a lawyer and have to fight back legally.

A street criminal, has nothing to lose from civil actions, other than maybe a crap job. Doing this type of action will very possibly change what might have been a crime of opportunity into a new motivation to get revenge for making his life a living hell.
He will of course also be able to sue for harassment, liable, etc and usually the victim has lots to lose. Could be a big payday for the criminal.

 

[retire to nature]

[mod edit]

Even though I gave the police his picture, what I was worried that he wouldn't be locked and track me down.

But he was already under warrant for child porn photograph, so the police was already chasing him. And I added a couple of felony charges to him since he locked the bathroom and attempted sexually assault. "Nothing happened to me though." I saw his thing and I am a former nurse. no surprise or panic attack in the future.

I was just thinking, he would be arrested soon since I was thinking normally people go home each night, but he must be not like that since the police even cant track of his cell phone number.

What I was told by the detective, he would be locked for sure due to child porngraphy is pretty big charge, so hope he can be arrested soon.

[mod edit]

 

[Amethyst]

I have never used my real name on social media. And I have a different handle on every forum.

Naturally, as a homeowner, I can be found in public records, if someone already knows my name. But my name is a common one, so they have to know something else to narrow it down (my age, spouse's name, etc.)

This ain't good.Decided to search myself. I come up with my whole family,my address,home and cell phones numbers,other house and it's phone number,also facebook
comes up.
I wonder how my cell is public,I don't give it out much.

 

[Bryan Barnfellow]

I googled the number and i could find the number. a housing construction company in IL.

I texted to the detective to get the guy's name and phone number today. The detective told me his name and but he didnt know his cell phone number either. He said I wouldnt worry about if he can track me down or get my phone number. I wasn't worry too much earlier but it is taking longer than I expected to catch him. I took his picture and identify him clearly the next day in the lineup. Got an warrant soon too because he was already another warrant for felony to be arrested. But it must be hard to locate him now.

These criminals always make a mistake sooner or later and are found/arrested. I think you can fairly count on that.

So sorry to learn of your assault. How awful for you. I hope you can start to feel safe again. I admire your strength to fight back against the thug. But don't worry, people like that aren't smart enough to track you down. You were a one-off opportunity for him and he's moved on (likely slithered under a rock somewhere).

-BB