How to remove your personal info from BlockShopper

What BlockShopper actually publishes

BlockShopper is different from a typical people-search site. It republishes individual real-estate transactions from county recorder offices, buyer name, seller name, full street address, exact sale price, and the date of the deed transfer. Listings are written up like short news articles with the homeowner's name in the headline, which is why they often rank high on Google when someone searches your name.

Why removal is harder than other brokers

BlockShopper does not publish a self-serve opt-out form. Their stated removal policy requires a written request explaining the privacy concern, and they reserve the right to refuse "purely commercial" or unsubstantiated requests. Citing your state privacy law (CCPA, VCDPA, CPA, etc.) and noting any safety concern materially increases the success rate.

Step-by-step: How to remove your record from BlockShopper

1. Step 1: Find your listing. Search your full name on BlockShopper.com and note the exact URL of each article that appears. BlockShopper indexes by city and neighborhood, so also search your street address directly.
2. Step 2: Draft your removal request. Email info@blockshopper.com with the subject line "Privacy Removal Request." Include: (a) your full name as it appears on the listing, (b) the exact URL(s) of the article(s), (c) a brief privacy concern statement, and (d) your applicable state privacy law citation (e.g., California Civil Code § 1798.105 for CCPA, or your state's equivalent).
3. Step 3: Strengthen your request with safety context. If you are a public safety professional, domestic violence survivor, judge, healthcare worker, or have any reason your home address creates a security risk, state that explicitly. BlockShopper's policy allows refusals for "purely commercial" requests but has a much higher compliance rate when personal safety is cited.
4. Step 4: Wait and follow up. BlockShopper typically responds within 2–4 weeks. If you do not receive a response in 14 days, send a follow-up citing the 45-day CCPA response deadline (or equivalent in your state).

   💡 Tip: After removal, submit the now-404 URL to Google's "Remove Outdated Content" tool at search.google.com/search-console/remove-outdated-content to de-index the cached version.

5. Step 5: Address the underlying county record. BlockShopper scrapes from county recorder databases. If you move or transact again, re-scraping is possible. In states with Address Confidentiality Programs (ACP), California, Washington, Colorado, and 40+ others, enrolling keeps your address off future public deed filings entirely.

What removal does, and does not, solve

Removing the BlockShopper listing takes the article out of Google. It does not delete the underlying public deed at the county recorder's office, so a re-scrape is possible if you transact again. For repeat protection, pair the BlockShopper opt-out with an Address Confidentiality Program (where eligible) and remove your home from Zillow, Redfin and county portals at the same time.