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

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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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  • hansolo@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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  • kokomo@lemmy.kokomo.cloud ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    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.

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    • kokomo@lemmy.kokomo.cloud ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      found it! yourdigitalrights.org :)

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      • D_C@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Thank you so much.

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  • Eshrekshion@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Easyoptouts.com

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    • somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Page does not exist

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  • wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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

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    • mrductape@eviltoast.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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…

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    • credo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I can tell you optery does. Expensive though.

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  • HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    gotta. they just want to be marked spam.

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