You can't fully undo what's online, but you can shrink the trail. Fewer public details mean fewer footholds for harassers, stalkers, and doxers.
Post with a stranger in mind
Before sharing, ask how comfortable you'd be with a stranger knowing this — your location, workplace, routine, or family.
- Strip location data and identifying backgrounds from photos.
- Delay 'I'm here' posts until after you've left.
- Prefer time-limited formats (Stories) for casual updates.
- Delete old posts you no longer need public.
Shrink your public data
Data brokers and old profiles quietly rebuild a map of you. Audit yourself the way a harasser would.
- Search your name, email, and phone; set Google Alerts for each.
- Use a reverse image search to find photos of yourself online.
- Submit opt-out requests to data broker sites.
- Leave and clean out old group chats, forums, and Facebook groups.
Separate work from personal
Blur the line between your professional persona and personal life so a work-related attack can't spill into home.
- Use different usernames and photos for work vs. personal accounts.
- Keep family and children off public professional profiles.
- Use a work-only email and phone number for public listings.