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Why a name is never enough
Namesakes are the main failure in people search. Why DeepSearch will not treat a shared name as proof, and why an incomplete result is the safer one.
Public knowledge
2.4 million Americans share the surname Smith
The 2010 Census counted 2,442,977 people named Smith. What that official table means for a people-search match.
Public knowledge
California counted 581 data brokers. Here is how to read the registry.
As of 2 June 2026, CalPrivacy listed a record 581 brokers and 300,000+ DROP signups. How to read those numbers.
Protect privacy
A people-search result is not a consumer report
The FTC's employer rules and the CFPB's name-matching opinion explain why a public-data card cannot decide a job or a lease.
Protect privacy
Removed is not deleted: the four layers of personal-information removal
A Google result, a broker listing, a DROP status, and a public record are four systems. Hitting the wrong layer looks like failure.
Public knowledge
What we do - and don't do - with public data
Where DeepSearch's results come from, the sources we deliberately don't touch, and the uses we refuse to support. Written plainly, without the hedging.