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Having given them my number, I’m unsure if they have a lot of raw data. The results come back like “JXXX SXXXX” instead of “JOHN SMITH”. Maybe they have all the data and are obfuscating to prevent misuse, or maybe thats all the data they get back from the broker since this is a free search.

Having Googled my phone number many times, Doxx Me is returning similar results that a bunch of paywalled “people search” websites show as a free preview.

I don’t personally think it matters what Doxx Me does since this data is out there being used without my permission all of the time, and they certainly didn’t collect it.




We are not a data broker company. We simply pay data brokers per click. It's a loss leader for us and goal is to improve our number scoring criteria and create awareness on how numbers are linked to our identity & how vulnerable they're




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