Your home address is connected to many important personal details about your life, which is one reason why a large industry behind buying and selling that information exists. This is also why you get so much junk mail and why it could make it easier for thieves to steal your identity.
That’s why it’s important to know where your address is linked with your name and other personal information online that could compromise your security. Finding out is easier than ever, thanks to new tools we can use to protect ourselves and our families. Here’s what you can do when you’re ready to run an address check.
Use Google’s Results About You tool
Google offers the best tool to see where your address pops up.
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Let Google don the cape for this one, because it’s created the most accessible contact info privacy tool you can find online.
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