justdeleteme.xyz and 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.
Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2025/08/12/we-caught-companies-making-it-harder-to-delete-your-data
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kokomo@lemmy.kokomo.cloud 3 weeks ago
kokomo@lemmy.kokomo.cloud 3 weeks ago
found it! yourdigitalrights.org :)
D_C@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Thank you so much.
Eshrekshion@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Page does not exist
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Do any of those databroker data deletion services actually work? Are they worth it?
mrductape@eviltoast.org 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
I can tell you optery does. Expensive though.
HubertManne@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
gotta. they just want to be marked spam.
hansolo@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Fortunately, here’s the links and instructions. Take 20 minutes a day to knock one out.
github.com/…/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.