CHICAGO (WLS) -- Think about all the times you have handed over personal information. It is scattered across hundreds of companies and databases.

Now, the ABC7 I-Team is finding out how you can now erase this information to avoid becoming a scam victim. You can do this on your own, and there are services to clean up your digital footprint.

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From your phone number and home address to emails, passwords and more, businesses collect your information, sometimes selling it to data brokers.

"All that stuff creates this massive digital footprint. And a lot of these services, we don't even use anymore. And they still have our data, because unless your request that they delete your data, they hang on to it forever," said PrivacyHawk CEO and

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