How PublicRecordsNow Collects, Sells, and Shares Your Personal Data
What is PublicRecordsNow?
PublicRecordsNow is a people‑search and public records aggregation service that allows users to locate individuals’ contact information, address history, and other public‑record data. It functions as part of a broader network of consumer‑data brokers and funnels access to deeper background‑check services
URL
publicrecordsnow.com
Support
csr@publicrecordsnow.com
Type of Data Broker
Marketing
Aggression level
Critical
What PublicRecordsNow collects and why it puts your privacy at risk
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This company is listed in our Top 100 Most Aggressive Data Sellers based on sensitivity and reach.
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Collects and sells basic details like your name, address, phone number, and email address.
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Collects and shares information about your family members, relationships, and household makeup.
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Collects and monetizes data related to your income, spending habits, debts, and financial status.
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The company’s practices pose a heightened risk for identity theft, scams, discrimination, and profiling.
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Collects and distributes your work history, job titles, company affiliations, and professional connections.
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Tracks your browsing habits, online searches, shopping behaviors, and content preferences.
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Tracks and sells your location history, movements, and device-based geolocation data.
The risks shown are based on the types of personal data this company collects, sells, or shares.
Even limited data collection can expose you to serious privacy threats.
How to Opt Out and Remove Your Data from PublicRecordsNow
You can attempt to request removal, but PublicRecordsNow does not currently offer a working Contact Us page or a direct opt‑out form on its website. Available removal routes appear unreliable, and deletion is not guaranteed. Ongoing monitoring and repeated outreach may be required — in many cases, working with a data privacy agent may be the only effective way to get your details taken down.
Enroll in mePrism Privacy to ensure continuous monitoring and removal from PublicRecordsNow and other brokers.
PublicRecordsNow Privacy Risks and How to Remove Your Personal Data
They scrape and aggregate your personal data:
PublicRecordsNow builds profiles by compiling public‑records information (e.g., address history, phone numbers, marital status) and by leveraging the operations of affiliated people‑search services.
They engage in automatic data harvesting:
While PublicRecordsNow may focus on public records and directory sources, it also serves as a port‑of‑entry to other background‑check brokers and resells access to deeper data sets.
Opting out is possible, but removal is difficult:
Removal is challenging because PublicRecordsNow’s opt‑out mechanism may not reliably eliminate all listings, and your data can quickly reappear through affiliated services within its broader broker network. Even if an initial removal is successful, your information may be re‑indexed from newly sourced public records or resold data. These recurring exposures make it difficult to maintain privacy without persistent follow-up — which is why using a third‑party removal service like mePrism can be essential for effective, ongoing data protection.
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