This tool builds targeted Google searches — called dorks — to surface the personal information already indexed about a person online. Use it on yourself to understand your digital footprint.
A Google dork is a search query built with special operators (like site:, intext:, and filetype:) that forces Google to return very specific results. Investigators use them to surface information that a normal search would miss. This page builds those queries for you.
Pick a category (Name only, Name + Location, Address, Username, Phone, or Email) and fill in what you have. Adding a city or state sharpens results — but if you only know the name, use Name only.
Click Generate searches to build a list of targeted queries, then open each one in a new tab — or use Run all in sequence to open them automatically.
For each search, mark Hits found or No hits. Your exposure score updates live, and the removal steps below show you how to take down anything you don't want online.
Best when you don't know a city or state. Common names may return lots of false positives — add a location for sharper results.
Click Search to open a query in a new tab. After looking, mark it as Hits found or No hits — the exposure score updates automatically.
Google Dorks show what's indexed publicly. Many people-search databases block Google from crawling their profiles, so you have to search each one directly. Your info from above will carry over — no retyping.
You now have a list of places your info shows up. These two resources handle the cleanup — use them together.
A free, meticulously maintained PDF workbook by OSINT expert Michael Bazzell. It lists the direct opt-out URL, email address, or form for hundreds of data brokers and people-search sites — everywhere you likely saw a hit in the queries above.
Open the workbook →Optery scans 300+ people-search sites and shows you exactly which ones expose your name, address, phone, and relatives — with screenshots of each listing. The free tier gives you the full exposure report; paid tiers automate the removal requests on your behalf.
Each generated search combines these operators to narrow Google's results. Handy to know if you want to tweak a query manually.
"exact phrase"Match the phrase exactlysite:example.comOnly results from one siteintext:wordWord must appear in the page textfiletype:pdfOnly PDFs (or docx, xlsx, csv…)-wordExclude a termORMatch either termIf one of the searches you ran turned up personal info you want gone, Google has a built-in removal request right on the result itself. It's the fastest path — no separate form, no login gymnastics.
Optional upgrades
Both are guided, printable workbooks with personal-use licenses and instant download after checkout on Gumroad. Neither is required to use the free search tools.
Family privacy reset
$9.99 · personal-use license
A printable, guided version of this audit built for parents and teens to work through together.
Best for: households sitting down together to reset location sharing, phone settings, and account boundaries.
Data broker removal
$9.99 · personal-use license
A self-paced plan for scrubbing your family's info from people-search sites and data brokers.
Best for: adults ready to spend a Saturday scrubbing themselves and their kids off people-search sites.
Checkout is handled by Gumroad and opens in a new tab. Nothing on this site is required to purchase.