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DeleteMe was created in 2010 when we realized the difficulty of navigating privacy issues in today’s interconnected and digital world. Our mission is to provide everyone with the power to control their digital identity.
DeleteMe
DeleteMe was created in 2010 when we realized the difficulty of navigating privacy issues in today’s interconnected and digital world. Our mission is to provide everyone with the power to control their digital identity.

Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Announces Potential Rule Changes at White House Roundtable

White House holds roundtable session on “Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices”; CFPB Director Rohit Chopra announces potential r…
DeleteMe
September 13, 2023

Who are these tracking companies? Meet AddThis.

AddThis is a social bookmarking service that allows website owners to add social media sharing widgets and buttons to their websites (those ro…
DeleteMe
May 18, 2023

A Short History of Equifax Privacy Issues + Steps to Improve Your Privacy 

Equifax has a lot of data about you. This data could have a significant impact on your life.  Equifax is among the largest data brokers in the Unit…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

Twitter Photo Tagging: How And Why to Opt-Out

Not comfortable with the idea of people being able to tag you in the photos they post on Twitter? You can change your Twitter settings to opt out o…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

How to Remove Yourself from Background Check Websites

You need to learn how to remove yourself from background check websites. Why? Because there’s something fundamentally wrong with background check w…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

How Secure Is My Password: The Ultimate Litmus Test (2023)

Your passwords are weak.  This is an assumption, of course, but if you’re anything like most internet users, it’s likely to be true.  Con…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

23andMyIdentity: Genetic Testing Privacy

23andMe might be one of the more popular direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies on the internet, but it’s by no means the only one.  In …
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

A Guide to Online Presence for Job Seekers

You used to have just one resume:  it was paper, you controlled everything in it, and you gave it to hiring personnel.  You got to choose…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

Why Collection no 1 Still Matters

In mid-December 2019, over 770 million email addresses and passwords were posted to a popular hacking forum. Known as Collection no 1, it is one of…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

How Facebook Likes Predict Personality (And What to Do About It)

Your Facebook likes say a lot about you. From your sexuality to your race and politics, liking things on Facebook can expose more of your life to t…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Announces Potential Rule Changes at White House Roundtable

White House holds roundtable session on “Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices”; CFPB Director Rohit Chopra announces potential r…
DeleteMe
September 13, 2023

Who are these tracking companies? Meet AddThis.

AddThis is a social bookmarking service that allows website owners to add social media sharing widgets and buttons to their websites (those ro…
DeleteMe
May 18, 2023

A Short History of Equifax Privacy Issues + Steps to Improve Your Privacy 

Equifax has a lot of data about you. This data could have a significant impact on your life.  Equifax is among the largest data brokers in the Unit…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

Twitter Photo Tagging: How And Why to Opt-Out

Not comfortable with the idea of people being able to tag you in the photos they post on Twitter? You can change your Twitter settings to opt out o…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

How to Remove Yourself from Background Check Websites

You need to learn how to remove yourself from background check websites. Why? Because there’s something fundamentally wrong with background check w…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

How Secure Is My Password: The Ultimate Litmus Test (2023)

Your passwords are weak.  This is an assumption, of course, but if you’re anything like most internet users, it’s likely to be true.  Con…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

23andMyIdentity: Genetic Testing Privacy

23andMe might be one of the more popular direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies on the internet, but it’s by no means the only one.  In …
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

A Guide to Online Presence for Job Seekers

You used to have just one resume:  it was paper, you controlled everything in it, and you gave it to hiring personnel.  You got to choose…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

Why Collection no 1 Still Matters

In mid-December 2019, over 770 million email addresses and passwords were posted to a popular hacking forum. Known as Collection no 1, it is one of…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023

How Facebook Likes Predict Personality (And What to Do About It)

Your Facebook likes say a lot about you. From your sexuality to your race and politics, liking things on Facebook can expose more of your life to t…
DeleteMe
April 13, 2023
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