3 free sites that show what the internet knows about you

Old leaks, your phone number on Google, photos you forgot about. Here's how to check each one in a few minutes and what to do when you find something.

01Have I Been Pwned: data leaks

1. Go to haveibeenpwned.com and enter your email.
2. It lists the known data breaches where that email showed up, and what leaked (passwords, phone numbers and so on).
3. For every site listed, change that password, and anywhere else you reused it.
4. Turn on two-step verification on email, banking and social accounts. Use a password manager so every password is different.

02Google "Results about you": your info on Google

1. Open the Google app or myactivity.google.com/results-about-you and sign in.
2. Add the contact details you want monitored: phone number, home address, email.
3. Google shows search results that contain them. Pick one and select request removal.
4. Google can hide the result from Search. The page itself stays on the original site, so contact the site owner too.

Availability and features can vary by country and account.

03PimEyes: where your face appears

1. Upload your own photo on pimeyes.com. It shows matching faces found on public websites.
2. Free searches show previews. Seeing full source links is a paid feature, so you don't need to pay just to check.
3. Found a photo you don't want there? Use PimEyes' free opt-out to remove your face from its results, and ask the website to delete the original.

04Found something serious?

• Leaked password: change it everywhere, then sign out of all other sessions.
• Private photos posted without consent: report to the platform, and in Pakistan you can file a complaint with the FIA Cybercrime wing.
• Someone is harassing you with your info: save screenshots with dates before reporting.