How to Opt Out of TruePeopleSearch (2026)

TruePeopleSearch's removal page could not be verified field by field this session: it sits behind a Cloudflare "verify you are human" check that never cleared across repeated attempts, and a research tool should not complete that check on a reader's behalf. What is confirmed directly is the page's existence, its pre-check layout, and strong evidence that TruePeopleSearch shares an operator with FastPeopleSearch, covered below.

Opt-out flow verified: August 14, 2026. This page is marked BLOCKED-VERIFY for the removal form's exact fields: truepeoplesearch.com/removal and truepeoplesearch.com/terms both returned a persistent Cloudflare challenge during this review, in one case an interactive checkbox, that did not resolve after repeated waits. Nothing below describes form fields we did not actually see; where the process is inferred from the site's public pattern or from its sibling site, that is stated explicitly.

What Could Be Confirmed Directly

Before the bot-verification check appeared, TruePeopleSearch's page rendered its standard search interface, Name Search, Phone Search, Address Search, and Email Search tabs, and a footer listing About, Help, Terms, Privacy Policy, Contact, and an API product, along with a mailing address: PO Box 7775 PMB 29296, San Francisco, CA 94120-7775. That footer and layout confirm the site is a live, active people-search service built on the same basic model as FastPeopleSearch, TruthFinder, and similar sites: name-based search results leading to a paid report, with a separate removal path for the free listing itself.

Why the Removal Flow Could Not Be Verified Here

Both truepeoplesearch.com/removal and truepeoplesearch.com/terms returned a Cloudflare "Just a moment" interstitial repeatedly during this review, and the removal page specifically progressed to an interactive "Verify you are human" checkbox. Completing that checkbox is not something this research process does, since it exists to confirm a real human is present, which an automated flow-verification pass is not. A real visitor using a normal browser should be able to pass this step without issue; it simply means this guide cannot responsibly describe form fields, a listing-URL requirement, or a stated processing time for TruePeopleSearch the way it can for FastPeopleSearch, whose equivalent pages loaded in full.

What to expect, based on the site's visible search interface and FastPeopleSearch's confirmed, published process: search your name to find your listing, locate the specific profile URL, and submit it through the removal page once the verification check clears. Treat this as a reasonable expectation, not a confirmed fact, since TruePeopleSearch's own removal instructions were not readable this session.

Difficulty: rated Moderate to Hard for this guide's purposes, specifically because the site's bot-verification gate prevented confirming the process, not because the underlying task is necessarily harder for a human visitor than a typical people-search opt-out. If the check will not clear after a few attempts, try a different browser or network, or use TruePeopleSearch's contact page to ask for removal directly.

The FastPeopleSearch Connection

This is the piece of this guide's research that could be confirmed with the most confidence, even though it came from outside TruePeopleSearch's own site. Security journalist Brian Krebs, writing on Krebs on Security in 2024, used domain registration records to show that both truepeoplesearch.com and fastpeoplesearch.com were registered around 2020 through Alibaba Cloud in Beijing. Each site, per Krebs's reporting, fronts a fabricated staff identity built from a stock photo: Marilyn Gaskell, presented as the founder of TruePeopleSearch, and Sally Stevens, presented as an HR manager at FastPeopleSearch's .io variant domain. Krebs also found both sites route paid report purchases to established brands including BeenVerified, Intelius, and Spokeo. Krebs's piece situates both sites within a broader network of similarly Chinese-registered people-search domains; one site in that network, Cocofinder (not TruePeopleSearch or FastPeopleSearch), is separately reported, per a source Krebs cites, as a subsidiary of a company called Shenzhen Duiyun Technology Co. Krebs's own reporting does not directly name a corporate parent for TruePeopleSearch or FastPeopleSearch themselves, so this guide does not either.

A smaller, independently observed data point from this review points the same direction: TruePeopleSearch's footer lists a San Francisco mailing address using private mailbox number 29296. FastPeopleSearch's own Terms of Use, read directly, list a legal-notice address in Boston, Massachusetts that uses the identical mailbox number, 29296, at a different mail-drop provider. Two unrelated companies could coincidentally end up with the same mailbox number through different providers, so this alone does not prove common ownership, but it is consistent with, and adds a second, independently observed thread to, Krebs's domain-registration findings.

What this means for opting out: treat FastPeopleSearch and TruePeopleSearch as two separate listings that each require their own removal request. No available source establishes that the two sites share a single underlying database, or that a single opt-out clears both listings, so submitting separately is the prudent course.

The FCRA Caveat

TruePeopleSearch's own FCRA language could not be confirmed this session. FastPeopleSearch, its apparent sibling site, states clearly that it is not a consumer reporting agency and bars using its data for employment, credit, or tenant-screening decisions; treat TruePeopleSearch the same way as a matter of caution regardless of its own posted language, and never use a people-search listing, from any site, to screen a job or rental applicant.

If You Cannot Complete the Opt-Out

If the verification check will not clear after repeated attempts:

• Try a different browser, device, or network connection.
• Use TruePeopleSearch's Contact link (visible in the site footer) to request removal directly.
• California residents can also route a request through the state's DROP platform if TruePeopleSearch is a registered California data broker; check the CPPA's public registry.
• Any reader can file a complaint with the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint if a direct request goes unanswered.

Related Guides

• How to Opt Out of FastPeopleSearch (2026)
• How to Opt Out of Data Brokers (2026)
• How to File a Data Privacy Complaint (2026)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is TruePeopleSearch owned by the same company as FastPeopleSearch?

Neither site discloses a shared corporate parent publicly. Independent reporting by security journalist Brian Krebs (2024) traced both domains to registration through Alibaba Cloud in Beijing around 2020, with each site fronting a fabricated staff identity built on a stock photo, and grouped both into a wider network of similarly Chinese-registered people-search sites. Krebs's own reporting does not directly name a shared corporate owner for TruePeopleSearch and FastPeopleSearch specifically (a company called Shenzhen Duiyun Technology Co. is named in his piece, but as the reported owner of a different site in that network, Cocofinder). A separate observation from this review found both sites' mailing addresses use the identical private mailbox number, 29296, at different mail-drop cities. Neither finding is a substitute for a corporate filing, but both point toward a shared operator.

Why couldn't this guide confirm TruePeopleSearch's exact removal steps?

TruePeopleSearch's removal and terms pages were gated behind a Cloudflare bot-verification check that did not clear during repeated attempts in this review. Rather than guess at form fields or a processing time, this guide states plainly what could and could not be confirmed. A real visitor in a normal browser should generally be able to pass this check without issue.

If I opt out of FastPeopleSearch, does that also remove me from TruePeopleSearch?

Do not assume it does. No available source establishes that the two sites share a single underlying database, or that one removal request clears both listings. Submit a removal request to each site individually, then re-search your name on both to confirm.

Should I use TruePeopleSearch's data for a background check?

No. TruePeopleSearch's own FCRA disclaimer could not be confirmed this session, but its apparent sibling site, FastPeopleSearch, states clearly it is not a consumer reporting agency and bars employment or tenant-screening use. Treat any people-search listing, from either site, as unsuitable for a hiring or rental decision.