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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days ago

Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

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Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days ago

We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online – The Markup

Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice.

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Do any of those databroker data deletion services actually work? Are they worth it?
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  I can tell you optery does. Expensive though.

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