Marketers buy your personal info from data brokers and people search sites, then use it for robocalls, spam emails, and texts that waste your time.
Scammers can use your personal info to target you. They might pretend to be someone you trust, like a company you use, to fool you into giving up more information.
People search sites let anyone see your personal info. They can show your home address, email, phone number, and even your family members effectively doxxing you.