Your quick guide to checking and protecting your digital footprint. One AI prompt, two breach checkers, and a short action plan to lock things down.
Copy the box below and paste it into ChatGPT (with search / browsing turned on) or Perplexity. Plain ChatGPT without browsing can't actually search the internet, so make sure that's switched on first.
My name is [your name]. This is my LinkedIn: [your LinkedIn URL]. Search the internet for publicly available information about me. Tell me: 1. What information about me is publicly visible 2. Which websites mention me 3. Which known data brokers may have my information 4. Removal or opt-out links for each site, if available 5. What information I should remove or secure Then give me a step-by-step action plan to improve my online privacy.
Tap the copy button, or select the text manually.
Drop your email into these two trusted checkers. They tell you which known data breaches your address has shown up in — free, and no account needed.
A breach isn't the end of the world — it's a to-do list. Work through these in order and you close off most of the risk.
Change any password you're still using from that old account.
Turn on Two-Factor Authentication (2FA).
Use a different password for every account.
Watch out for phishing emails, SMS, and fake calls.
If a website provides a 'Remove My Information' or 'Opt-Out' page, submit a removal request.
The simplest check of all. Search Google for each of these and see what's publicly visible — then decide what you want taken down.
Privacy isn't a one-time cleanup — it's a habit. Run this toolkit every few months, and every time you sign up for something new, ask yourself what you're really handing over.