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Take back control of your digital footprint

Spidanest tells you when a message is a scam. These services deal with the reason you were targeted in the first place — your name, address, phone number and email sitting in hundreds of data-broker databases that anyone can buy. Here is an honest look at the best options, what each one actually does, and who it suits.

Incogni DeleteMe Cloaked Onerep LifeLock

Scammers buy their lists

Data brokers legally compile and sell your home address, phone number, relatives and income bracket. That list is where the scam text targeting you came from.

Removal is a moving target

Opting out once is not enough — brokers repopulate from public records within months. Continuous re-removal is the only approach that holds.

Two strategies, both valid

Clean up the data already out there, and stop leaking new data going forward. The strongest setup does both at once.

At a glance

Service	Approach	Typical price	Best for
Incogni	Automated data-broker removals, set and forget	From about $8/mo billed annually	People who just want their personal data taken down and kept down, with zero admin.
DeleteMe	Human-assisted removals with quarterly privacy reports	From about $10.75/mo billed annually	Households and professionals who want documented proof of what was removed.
Cloaked	Stop the leak at the source with disposable identities	From about $8/mo billed annually	Anyone tired of scam texts and calls who wants to prevent the next leak, not just clean up the last one.
Onerep	Fast automated scanning with unlimited family coverage	From about $8.33/mo billed annually	Families who want broad people-search coverage at the lowest cost per person.
LifeLock	Full identity-theft protection with insurance and restoration	From about $9.99/mo for year one, higher on renewal	People who want a financial safety net and hands-on help if the worst happens.

Prices are indicative and taken from each provider's public pricing at the time of writing. Always confirm current pricing and terms on the provider's own site before subscribing.

Incogni

Automated data-broker removals, set and forget

Visit Incogni

Built by the team behind Surfshark, Incogni files removal requests on your behalf with hundreds of data brokers and people-search sites, then re-files them automatically when your record reappears. You hand over your details once and the service works continuously in the background — there is no manual queue for you to work through.

Typical price: From about $8/mo billed annually
Coverage: Data brokers, people-search and marketing databases
Regions: US, UK, EU, Canada, Switzerland
Money-back: 30-day guarantee

What you get

Continuous re-removal — brokers that relist you are chased again automatically
Dashboard showing every request sent, in progress and completed
Optional custom removals for sites outside the standard broker list (higher tier)
Strong coverage of the risky people-search sites that leak home addresses

Worth knowing

No credit monitoring, identity-theft insurance or restoration support
Removal is a process, not an instant fix — expect meaningful results over weeks
You must give the service accurate personal details for it to find your records

Best for: People who just want their personal data taken down and kept down, with zero admin.

Independent service — listed on merit. Spidanest has no commercial agreement with Incogni at the time of writing.

DeleteMe

Human-assisted removals with quarterly privacy reports

Visit DeleteMe

DeleteMe (by Abine) is the longest-running service in this category. Real privacy experts handle removals rather than relying purely on automation, and you receive a detailed report every quarter showing exactly which sites held your data, what was removed and what is still outstanding. Family and business plans cover multiple people under one account.

Typical price: From about $10.75/mo billed annually
Coverage: 750+ data brokers and people-search sites
Reporting: Detailed privacy report every 3 months
Plans: Individual, family (up to 4) and business

What you get

Human specialists handle removals, including sites that resist automated requests
Quarterly reports document listings found, removed and in progress
Family plans protect a household under a single subscription
Custom removal requests for sites not on the standard list

Worth knowing

Costs more than the fully automated services
Reporting cadence is quarterly rather than real time
Focused on data removal only — no credit or identity monitoring

Best for: Households and professionals who want documented proof of what was removed.

Independent service — listed on merit. Spidanest has no commercial agreement with DeleteMe at the time of writing.

Cloaked

Stop the leak at the source with disposable identities

Visit Cloaked

Cloaked takes the opposite approach to the removal services: instead of cleaning up data that has already escaped, it stops you handing it over in the first place. You generate a unique working phone number, email address and password for every company you deal with. If one of them leaks or sells your details, you delete that identity and the spam stops dead — your real number and inbox are never exposed.

Typical price: From about $8/mo billed annually
What you get: Unlimited masked emails, phone numbers and cards
Also includes: Password manager and identity vault
Platforms: iOS, Android, browser extension, web

What you get

Working masked phone numbers that forward calls and texts, not just aliases
Instantly kill any identity that starts receiving spam or scam attempts
Built-in password manager so credentials and identities live together
Pinpoints exactly which company leaked your details, because each one has its own identity

Worth knowing

Does not remove data already held by brokers — pair it with a removal service
Works best when you commit to using it for new signups going forward
Some services reject masked numbers for verification

Best for: Anyone tired of scam texts and calls who wants to prevent the next leak, not just clean up the last one.

Independent service — listed on merit. Spidanest has no commercial agreement with Cloaked at the time of writing.

Onerep

Fast automated scanning with unlimited family coverage

Visit Onerep

Onerep runs an automated engine that scans people-search sites for your name, address and phone number, then submits opt-out requests and re-scans on a rolling monthly cycle. Its family plan covers multiple household members at a flat rate, which makes it one of the cheaper options if you are protecting more than one person.

Typical price: From about $8.33/mo billed annually
Coverage: 200+ people-search sites
Scan cadence: Monthly automated re-scans
Family plan: Covers multiple household members

What you get

Free initial scan so you can see your exposure before paying anything
Monthly re-scans catch relistings quickly
Competitively priced family coverage
Simple dashboard with removal status per site

Worth knowing

Focused on people-search sites rather than the wider data-broker ecosystem
Fully automated — no human escalation for stubborn sites
Reporting is lighter than DeleteMe’s quarterly documents

Best for: Families who want broad people-search coverage at the lowest cost per person.

Independent service — listed on merit. Spidanest has no commercial agreement with Onerep at the time of writing.

LifeLock

Full identity-theft protection with insurance and restoration

Visit LifeLock

LifeLock, now part of Gen Digital alongside Norton, is the heavyweight option. Rather than concentrating on data removal, it monitors your credit files, bank and investment accounts, and the dark web for your details, then alerts you to suspicious activity. Crucially, if you are defrauded, you get a dedicated restoration specialist and reimbursement cover — something none of the removal-only services offer.

Typical price: From about $9.99/mo for year one, higher on renewal
Monitoring: Credit, bank, investment and dark web
Insurance: Stolen-funds and expense reimbursement up to plan limits
Support: US-based restoration specialists

What you get

Alerts when your details are used to apply for credit or open accounts
Dark-web monitoring for your email, phone and identity numbers
Identity-restoration specialist assigned if you are actually defrauded
Higher tiers bundle Norton antivirus and VPN

Worth knowing

Introductory pricing rises significantly at renewal — check the ongoing rate
Monitoring and alerting, not proactive removal of your data from brokers
Insurance limits and exclusions vary by tier; read the policy terms

Best for: People who want a financial safety net and hands-on help if the worst happens.

Independent service — listed on merit. Spidanest has no commercial agreement with LifeLock at the time of writing.

How we choose who to list

Every service on this page earns its place on coverage, transparency and track record — not on what it pays. We list the trade-offs alongside the strengths, we do not rank by commission, and we will drop any provider that stops serving our users well. Where a referral agreement exists, it is disclosed directly on that provider's card, and it never changes what you pay.

Spidanest is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting as an agent of any provider listed here. Do your own research before subscribing to any service.

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