FootprintIQ is an ethical digital footprint intelligence platform. We use open-source intelligence (OSINT)
techniques to help people understand their online exposure — without surveillance, monitoring, or invasive
data collection. Our platform scans usernames across 400+ social media platforms and forums, detects email
breaches, identifies data broker listings, and labels every finding through our proprietary LENSiQ engine, which keeps a
checker's measured per-site baseline separate from identity evidence — all built on publicly available data with full transparency.
Scanning Capabilities
- Username search across 400+ social platforms, forums, and developer communities
- Email breach detection using multiple data sources including Have I Been Pwned
- Data broker exposure identification across major people-search aggregators
- Phone number lookups and reverse phone intelligence (Pro plan)
- Name-based people search aggregation and cross-referencing
- Dark web mention monitoring for leaked credentials and personal data
- LENSiQ scoring that labels each hit with a measured per-site detector baseline, kept separate from identity evidence
Our Ethical Principles
- Public data only — we never access private accounts or bypass authentication
- No surveillance, monitoring, or tracking of individuals
- User-initiated scans with full informed consent
- LENSiQ scores are policy numbers built on measured detector baselines — not probabilities, and not identity confirmation
- Designed for ethical self-audit as the safest and most responsible use case
- Transparent methodology — we explain exactly how our tools work
Privacy & Data Removal Resources
FootprintIQ provides comprehensive guides for removing personal information from the internet,
including step-by-step data broker opt-out instructions for sites like Spokeo, BeenVerified, and MyLife.
Our Privacy Centre gives you full control over your data, and our guides cover Google content removal,
address removal from Google Maps, and strategies for cleaning up your digital footprint after a data breach.
Educational Content & Research
Explore our blog covering topics like what is OSINT, how data brokers work, username reuse risks,
identity theft prevention, and the role of AI in modern intelligence gathering. Visit our
AI Answers Hub for instant, expert-level responses to your digital privacy and OSINT questions.
Who Uses FootprintIQ
Individuals auditing their own digital footprint, job seekers preparing for employer background checks,
developers checking for leaked credentials, crypto users protecting wallet-linked identities, executives
managing impersonation risks, and security professionals conducting authorised investigations.
FootprintIQ is not a data broker, people-search site, surveillance tool, or background check service.