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This face doesn't exist.

It was generated by AI in 0.4 seconds. Images like this are used daily in romance scams, fake LinkedIn profiles, and identity fraud.

If you couldn't tell, that's exactly the problem. What you're about to see is real. Google any of it.

Live Threat Intelligence

What's happening right now

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51.2%↑

Internet Traffic That's Bots

Source: Cloudflare Radar

Breaches Today (Global)

Source: HIBP / Dark Web Monitoring

125.0M↑

Records Exposed (2024)

Source: Breach aggregators

2.3K

Active Threat Campaigns

Source: AlienVault OTX

AU Notifiable Breaches (YTD)

Source: OAIC

Why does this matter?

Every breach adds to the pool of data criminals use for identity theft, phishing, and fraud. Your email from a 2019 breach gets combined with your phone from a 2021 breach and your address from a data broker - suddenly they have a complete profile. The question isn't whether your data is out there. It's how much.

Verify yourself

Search any statistic above. These are real numbers from public sources.

Free Exposure Check

Enter your email to see a preview of your digital exposure. This free scan checks known data breaches. Full audits include data broker searches, dark web monitoring, and removal services.

Your email is used only for this scan and is not stored. We check against public breach databases (HIBP API). No data is sold or shared.

Free Resource Directory

Learn to protect yourself

Curated privacy and security resources from trusted sources.9 free resources, 3 Australian-specific guides.

How Data Brokers Sell Your Identity

Deep dive into the data broker industry and how your information flows between companies

The Hated One

Browser Fingerprinting Explained

Technical breakdown of how websites track you without cookies

Computerphile

DEFCON: Dark Web Markets Analysis

Security researcher walks through how stolen data is traded

DEFCON

Surveillance Self-Defense

Complete guide to protecting yourself from online surveillance

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Australian Privacy Rights Guide

Your rights under the Privacy Act 1988 and how to exercise them

OAIC

Data Broker Opt-Out List

Comprehensive list of data brokers and their opt-out procedures

Privacy Guides

Cover Your Tracks

Test how well your browser protects you from tracking

EFF

Have I Been Pwned

Check if your email has been compromised in data breaches

Troy Hunt

Google Phishing Quiz

Test your ability to spot phishing emails

Google / Jigsaw

DIY Privacy Removal Guide

AUPremium

Step-by-step guide to removing yourself from data brokers

Australian Data Removal

Build Your Own Privacy Network

AUPremium

Learn to build scanner tools and join our contributor network

Australian Privacy Network

Know a great resource?

Contributors who add valuable resources to the directory earn network credits.

The Reality

What data brokers know about you

Your digital footprint is permanent and profitable

Every time you sign up for a service, enter a competition, or complete a warranty card, you're feeding an invisible industry. Data brokers like Acxiom, Oracle, and Experian compile thousands of data points from hundreds of sources: electoral rolls, property records, social media, purchase histories, and breached databases.

In Australia, this data is traded largely unregulated. Unlike the EU's GDPR, our Privacy Act has significant gaps that data brokers exploit daily. The result: your complete personal profile is available for purchase by anyone with a credit card.

The categories they trade

Identity

Full name, aliases, date of birth, gender

Contact

Current and previous addresses, phone numbers, emails

Financial

Estimated income, property ownership, credit indicators

Relationships

Family members, associates, household composition

Professional

Employer, job title, industry, LinkedIn profile

Behavioural

Purchase habits, interests, political leanings

Why executives are high-value targets

If you're a business owner, executive, or high-net-worth individual, your data commands a premium price. Criminals use aggregated personal data for:

01Spear phishing — Highly targeted emails using your real details to bypass suspicion
02Business email compromise — Impersonating you to your employees or partners
03Physical security threats — Using your home address for intimidation or worse
04Family targeting — Approaching your spouse, children, or elderly parents

The dark web dimension

Beyond legitimate data brokers lies a parallel economy on the dark web. Data from major breaches — Optus, Medibank, Latitude Financial — circulates indefinitely. Breach data is often combined with data broker profiles to create comprehensive identity packages.

The average Australian has their data in 3-5 known breaches. Most people have no idea which breaches contain their information, or what specific data was exposed.

Our Process

Understand your exposure in four steps

Comprehensive scan

We search 150+ data broker databases, people-search sites, and dark web marketplaces for your personal information.

Detailed report

You receive a plain-English report showing exactly what we found, where it was found, and the risk level of each exposure.

Removal roadmap

We provide specific instructions for removing your data, including opt-out links, template letters, and priority recommendations.

Ongoing options

For those who prefer hands-off protection, we offer managed removal services and continuous monitoring packages.

How we work

Four pillars. No shortcuts.

Most privacy services run a scanner and call it done. We don't. The work is in the filing, the re-checking, the calendar of audits, and the certificate at the end. We tell you honestly which pillars are live today and which are in private beta.

Live

Filing

We file the removal requests for you.

Data brokers, people-search sites, marketing aggregators. We send the requests, track the responses, and chase the ones who ignore us. You don't open a single form.

Private beta

Verification

We check that the removal actually stuck.

A removal request is not a removal. We re-scan after submission and again on a schedule. If your data reappears, we file again. You see the proof.

Private beta

Audit

Scheduled re-checks, on a calendar.

30, 60, 90 day cycles. Every audit produces a dated log of what was checked, what was found, and what was actioned. Boring. Necessary. Honest.

In build

Certification

A document you can hand to a board, lawyer, or insurer.

Signed, dated, verifiable. Shows the scope of what we removed, when we re-checked, and the current exposure level. Not a marketing badge — a record.

Our operating principle. Ship lean, serve hard, reinvest in the free tools. Paid clients fund the public directory, the scanners, and the education — not the other way around.

Our vision

A privacy network worth taking seriously.

The Australian Privacy Network exists to give people, businesses, and governments a place to deal with privacy that is calm, honest, and competent.

The free public hub and the paid services are designed to make each other stronger. Paid work funds the public layer. The public layer earns the trust the paid work depends on.

In time, the same model travels — Sydney, London, Singapore — as a small number of certified operators carrying the same standard. Scarce on purpose. Built to last.

Public good first

Free directory, free scanners, free education. Permanent. Funded by paid clients, not by your data.

Honest by default

We say what is live, what is in beta, and what is still being built. No marketing badges we have not earned.

Built in Australia, for everyone

Headquartered here. Designed to extend internationally as a model city by city, never as an extraction.

A network, not a vendor

The Australian Privacy Network exists to lift the standard of the whole industry. Sponsors, partners, and certified operators all sit under the same pledge.

Built backwards

Not the founder you expected.

This is built and run by an Australian who came at it the long way around. Chef before this. No computer science degree, no venture fund, no slick co-founder photo.

What is here was made out of late nights, broken builds, abandoned starts, and a stubborn belief that privacy in Australia deserves someone honest having a serious go at it.

No big name out the front. Just Aussie-owned and operated, with good bones, built carefully.

01
First attempt
A Wix site at 2am after a 14-hour kitchen shift. Looked alright. Did nothing.
02
Second attempt
A Fiverr developer, a too-small budget, and a half-finished idea. Got a logo out of it.
03
Third attempt
Vercel, v0, broken frontends, a thousand tabs open, learning git from YouTube at midnight.
04
This one
Honest, in build, asking for help. Open about what works and what doesn't. You're reading it.

If you have been the person at the kitchen sink learning the next thing after everyone else has gone to bed — this is for you too. Builders welcome, however you got here.

“I had no idea how much of my personal information was publicly available. The audit revealed my home address, phone number, and family details on over 40 different websites. Genuinely unsettling, but exactly what I needed to know.”
Mining Executive
Perth, Western Australia

Services

Choose your level of protection

All services include a clear, no-jargon report. No lock-in contracts.

Exposure Audit

$200

5 business days

A comprehensive scan of your digital footprint across data brokers, people-search sites, and dark web databases.

Up to 5 people (yourself + family)
150+ data broker database scan
Dark web breach monitoring
Detailed exposure report
Risk assessment by category
DIY removal instructions
30-minute consultation call

Full Removal

$999

Up to 60 days

We handle the removal process on your behalf, submitting opt-out requests to every broker holding your data.

Everything in Exposure Audit
Managed removal service
Opt-out submissions on your behalf
Follow-up verification
Legal escalation where needed
Completion certificate
90-day re-scan guarantee

Personal Guardian

From $1,500

Per year

Continuous monitoring and immediate removal of any new exposures, plus quarterly comprehensive re-scans.

Everything in Full Removal
Continuous dark web monitoring
Quarterly comprehensive re-scans
Immediate new exposure removal
Dedicated account manager
Priority response (24hr)
Annual security review call

DIY Privacy Removal Guide

$75one-time

Step-by-step guide to remove yourself from 150+ data brokers. Includes templates, scripts, and tracking spreadsheet.

Advanced Investigation

From $3,000

Deep investigation for high-risk individuals. Corporate espionage, stalking, targeted harassment, or complex exposure scenarios.

How This Actually Works

No bullshit. Here's exactly what we do, what it costs us, and why we charge what we charge.

What Happens To Your Data

You enter your email

We send it to breach databases (like Have I Been Pwned) to check if it's been exposed. That's it.

We show you the results

You see which breaches you're in, what data was exposed, and your risk level. All on screen, immediately.

We delete your email

Free scans: deleted immediately after showing results. Paid services: kept only as long as needed to do the work, then deleted. We don't build marketing lists from scan data.

Your email is not sold. Not shared. Not added to a newsletter. Not used for marketing. We scan it, show you, delete it.

Why This Costs Money

We pay for access to breach databases, dark web monitoring feeds, threat intelligence APIs, and data broker tracking services. These aren't free. Here's the breakdown:

Breach Database Access

We pay per lookup to check if your email appears in known data breaches.

Dark Web Monitoring

Subscription fees to services that scan dark web marketplaces and forums.

Data Broker Tracking

Tools to identify which of 4,000+ data brokers have your information.

Server & Infrastructure

Secure hosting, encryption, and processing power to run scans.

The demo scan is limited because we're paying for it. Full scans cost because the data costs. We're not apologising for running a business - we're being upfront about it.

Why We Built This

Most people have no idea how exposed they are. Their data sits in breach databases, gets traded by data brokers, and shows up on dark web marketplaces - and they never find out until something goes wrong.

The tools to check this stuff exist, but they're scattered across dozens of websites, many of which are sketchy or confusing. We built one place where you can check everything, understand what it means, and do something about it if you want to.

You can use the free resources, run a demo scan, and leave. We're not going to spam you. If you want more thorough scans or help removing your data, that's what we sell. Fair exchange.

What Each Service Actually Does

Demo Scan

Free

Checks your email against major breach databases. Shows you if you've been in known data breaches. Limited to breach data only - doesn't include dark web or data broker checks.

Why it's free: Costs us a fraction of a cent per lookup. We eat the cost so you can see the value.

Full Scan (Single)

$10

Complete check across all scanners: breaches, dark web mentions, data broker presence, exposed credentials. Full report with risk score and specific recommendations.

Why it costs $10: We're hitting 5+ paid APIs per scan. Our cost is $1-2, you pay $10, we make a margin. Honest business.

Monthly Subscription

$29/month

Unlimited access to all 20+ scanners. Run as many scans as you need for yourself, family, or business. Includes continuous monitoring - we'll alert you if new breaches appear.

Why it costs $29: Volume discount. If you ran 10 full scans at $10 each, that's $100. Subscribe and run unlimited for $29.

Exposure Audit

$200

We do it for you. Comprehensive scan across all sources, manual verification, written report with exactly what's exposed and where. Covers up to 5 people (you + family or key staff).

Why it costs $200: 2-3 hours of human work researching, verifying, writing. Plus all API costs. Delivered in 5 business days.

Full Removal

$999

We find everywhere your data appears and submit removal requests on your behalf. Data brokers, people-search sites, marketing databases. We chase them until it's gone. Takes up to 60 days because brokers are slow.

Why it costs $999: 10-20 hours of work per person. Hundreds of removal requests. Follow-ups. Verification. It's a grind - that's why most people don't do it themselves.

Personal Guardian

From $1,500/year

Ongoing protection. Continuous monitoring, immediate alerts, removal of new appearances as they pop up. Quarterly reports. Direct access to support. For people who want to stay clean, not just get clean once.

Why it costs $1,500+: Year-round monitoring and ongoing removal work. The internet doesn't stop collecting data, so we don't stop removing it.

That's the business. We provide useful tools and services. You pay if you find them valuable. We don't trick you into anything, we don't harvest your data, and we don't pretend this is charity. It's a fair exchange - you know exactly what you're getting and what it costs.

The Network

Join a privacy network where everyone gets paid

This isn't a platform that extracts from users. It's a cooperative where contributors share in the value they create. Add a domain, build a tool, bring resources - get paid for what your contribution generates.

220+

Domains in Network

Scanners Available

50+

API Endpoints

80%

Builder Revenue Share

How the cooperative works

You contribute value

A domain, a scanner, educational content, API resources - anything that strengthens the network

Network tracks attribution

Every scan, every click, every conversion - we know which nodes contributed to the outcome

Revenue shares automatically

Monthly payouts based on what your contribution generated. No invoicing, no chasing.

Member

Use the network

$29/month

Access all 20 scanners
Educational resources
Threat alerts

Save money on protection

Contributor

Add your domain or resource

$29/month + rev share

Everything in Member
Your domain joins the network
Traffic-based revenue share

Earn from network traffic

Builder

Build on the platform

$249/month or $1,997 once

Full API access
White-label rights
Build course included
Priority support

Keep 80% of what you build

Built on union principles: equal standing, fair pay for fair work, collective power. The network grows because everyone has skin in the game.

Find out what they know about you

The first step to protecting your privacy is understanding your exposure. Our Exposure Audit gives you complete visibility in plain English, with actionable next steps.

Request Your Audit Call 1300 504 079

$200 for up to 5 people. Results in 5 business days.