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Learn more about data privacy, data brokers, breaches, and more. Our blog (and monthly newsletter ‘Incognito’) cover best practices when it comes to keeping your information safe as well as staying informed about the latest trends when it comes to online privacy.

The Ultimate Guide on How to Block Spam Texts

Spam texts are becoming an increasing problem. Exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic as scammers sought to take advantage of the situation, spam texts have soared by 55% in 2021 compared to the pr…

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How to Stop Spam Calls, Robocalls & Telemarketers

There is nothing more frustrating than hearing the phone ring only to discover it’s an unwanted spam call. Not only does this take precious time away from your day, spam and robocalls and the peopl…

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How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Identity theft is a type of crime where a person uses someone else’s personally identifiable inf…

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How to Protect Yourself from Social Security Scams

“The moment you receive this message, I need you to get back to me on my department division tol…

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How to Remove Personal Information From the Internet

Uh oh, how did that end up there? You just Googled yourself, and you weren’t happy with the sear…

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How to be Invisible Online (9 Secrets Steps Most Ignore)

This post was originally published by Josh Summers on All Things Secured on October 26, 2022. Is it possible to be completely invisible…

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How to Hide Your Home Address (to keep someone from finding you)

This post was originally published by Josh Summers on All Things Secured on October 3, 2022. If you value your personal privacy, protec…

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Data Brokers: Your Comprehensive Guide

In this GuideWhat are Data Brokers?People search sitesMarketing data brokersRisk mitigation data brokersThe Problem with Data BrokersThe Impact of…

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Why Brokers, Not Breaches, Are America’s Largest Privacy Threat

By Rob Shavell, Co-Founder and CEO of DeleteMe. Corporate data breaches have become so commonplace that they barely register as newsworthy even…

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What To Do If Your Identity Is Stolen

Identity theft is a type of crime where a fraudster uses someone else’s personal identifiable information (PII) in a fraudulent or deceptive way, …

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How bad is the 800 million-record First American data breach?

How bad is the 800 million-record First American data breach and can DeleteMe help homeowers who have their private home and personal data exposed…

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How to Delete MySpace Account

Everyone had a MySpace account a decade or so ago, and many users never deleted their old accounts when they left. But if your account wa…

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How to Make Your Phone Number Unsearchable on Facebook

If you’ve ever given your phone number to Facebook, anyone can find your profile by running a Facebook search on that number. And we mean anyone w…

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Incognito — June 2023: Your Mental Health Data is for Sale

Welcome to the June 2023 issue of Incognito, the monthly newsletter from DeleteMe that keeps you posted on all things privacy and security. Her…

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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 r…

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