Ethical Digital Footprint Scanner

See What the Internet Knows About You

FootprintIQ scans your username, email, or phone number across 500+ public platforms, data brokers, and breach databases — then shows you exactly what to clean up and how.

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What FootprintIQ Finds

Username matches across 500+ social media, forums, dating sites, and developer platforms
Email breaches from major leaks via Have I Been Pwned and proprietary sources
Data broker listings on Spokeo, BeenVerified, MyLife, Whitepages, and 40+ aggregators
Phone reputation with carrier, line type, and exposure-risk scoring
Reverse image & face search to find profile photo reuse and impersonation
Dark web mentions for leaked credentials and personal data

How It Works

Scan — Enter a username, email, or phone number. We query 500+ public sources in parallel.
Score — Our LENS engine (Layered Entity & Network Scoring) calculates a 0–100 exposure score with confidence bands.
Prioritise — Findings are ranked Urgent / Important / Recommended so you fix the worst exposures first.
Act — Step-by-step removal guides for each platform and data broker, including pre-filled GDPR/CCPA requests.
Monitor — Save your identity to receive alerts when new exposures appear.

Why FootprintIQ Is Different

Public data only. We never bypass authentication, scrape behind logins, or aggregate private information. FootprintIQ is the opposite of a data broker — we help you remove yourself from them.

Self-audit by design. Best used to scan your own identity. Designed for personal awareness, job-seekers, executives managing impersonation risk, and security professionals conducting authorised investigations.

Probability, not certainty. Every finding includes a confidence score. We tell you when a match is verified vs. likely vs. needs review.

Common Questions

Is FootprintIQ legal?

Yes. FootprintIQ uses Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques on publicly accessible data only. It's compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and the UK Data Protection Act when used for self-audit or authorised investigations.

Is the free scan really free?

Yes — no credit card, no sign-up required for a basic exposure scan. Pro plans unlock deep scans, image intelligence, monitoring, and removal automation.

Do you store my scan data?

Anonymous scans are ephemeral and deleted automatically. Logged-in users own their scan history and can delete it at any time. We never sell data and we are not a data broker.

FootprintIQ — Ethical Digital Footprint Intelligence

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 500+ social media platforms and forums, detects email breaches, identifies data broker listings, and provides probability-based confidence analysis using our proprietary LENS engine — all built on publicly available data with full transparency.

Scanning Capabilities

Username search across 500+ 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
LENS AI confidence scoring to reduce false positives and improve result accuracy

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
LENS provides probability-based analysis, 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. Our 2026 Username Reuse Report and Digital Exposure Report provide research-backed insights into online privacy trends. 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.