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Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search (themarkup.org)
submitted 1 month ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 50 points 1 month ago

Fortunately, here's the links and instructions. Take 20 minutes a day to knock one out.

https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List

I've had to email the Support accounts for brokers plenty of times because, shocker, their opt out page is janky and broken.

[–] kokomo@lemmy.kokomo.cloud 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

https://justdeleteme.xyz/ and https://simpleoptout.com/, there was this one website that had a pre-filled email template too, and it'd remind you to follow up with support, etc. Even while this isn't for data brokers, it's good to have these just in general.

[–] Eshrekshion@piefed.social 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

www.easyoptouts.com

[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Page does not exist

[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Do any of those databroker data deletion services actually work? Are they worth it?

[–] mrductape@eviltoast.org 4 points 1 month ago

Imagine if they get hacked. They would never tell..or they would lose their whole customer base. Although they would still have their data I guess..

[–] credo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I can tell you optery does. Expensive though.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago

gotta. they just want to be marked spam.