
Muninder Adavelli
Updated · May 31, 2023
MyLife is a people search site established in 2008 as a merger between Wink.com and Reunion.com. It now has 3.6 million estimated monthly visitors and stores 325 million “reputation” profiles.
Using public records, the site collects people’s basic information like names, ages, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, employers, education, and even political affiliations.
However, with 27 million Americans being victims of identity theft-related scams, it seems hard to trust sites like MyLife with your personal data. MyLife is a data broker, which makes it prone to cyberattacks like hacking and identity theft.
The alarming statistics are enough reason for anyone to restrict the display of their personal information online. Continue reading to learn how to opt out of MyLife.
MyLife has a “Reputation Score” feature where a person’s profile is scored using their online reputation. They assess court records, lawsuits, income, property records, social media posts, and more.
Everyone can leave anonymous personal reviews. This raises questions about the site causing defamation to unknowing individuals. The feature makes it normal for most people to remove themselves from MyLife.
Luckily, you can remove your unsolicited “reputation” profile from MyLife by following these steps:
MyLife may take 7-10 business days to remove your data. You can always check your listing within this timeframe.
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If manually submitting an opt-out request does not work, try using data removal tools like Incogni or emailing MyLife support. Let’s take a closer look at each option.
Manually submitting opt-out requests to all data brokers is time-consuming. However, some data removal tools, such as Incogni, submit the opt-out requests for you.
Incogni currently covers 180+ people search sites, including MyLife. It shoulders all the work of contacting data broker sites to request data removal while continuously monitoring them in case your personal information gets listed again.
Here’s how to use Incogni:
After processing the payment, Incogni will immediately contact the data broker sites to request the disposal of your personal data. You can always check the progress of the opt-out requests using Incogni’s user-friendly dashboard.
You can also skip manually submitting an opt-out request by sending MyLife an email. The email format doesn’t matter, but make sure to mention these:
Emphasize your intention to be removed from MyLife in the subject and within the email. Send it to [email protected] and wait for the email confirmation. They will send a final email to inform you about completing the opt-out process.
People are bothered by MyLife’s reputation profiling, with some disputes about its inaccuracy. Reputation scores are affected by background checks, character reviews, and even social media posts.
Opting out of this platform and other data broker sites can save you from unnecessary prejudices, privacy, and security risks.
Make sure to check out how to opt out of Nuwber – another data broker site.
They take information from public records, social media accounts, and other online services you’ve signed up for. Everything was sourced publicly or bought from other data brokers.
No. Unless someone signed in and paid to view your profile, it is doubtful that MyLife can tell who searches whom. Even if someone paid to have an account and viewed your reputation profile, there is no way MyLife will give you this information.
In 2020, the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against MyLife on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission. According to FTC, MyLife violates the FTC Act by publishing false claims that individuals have criminal records to bait people into paying and viewing them. This fact should speak for itself.
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