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DeleteMe Subscription Terms

August 31, 2018
When you sign up for DeleteMe, you will choose the number of people and the number of years you’d like included in your DeleteMe subscription. All payments are made up-front, and we do not offer any monthly-based subscription plans. All DeleteMe subscriptions are automatically renewing. You…

What should I expect when I sign up for DeleteMe?

August 31, 2018
Once you’ve purchased your DeleteMe subscription, you’ll be directed to your DeleteMe personal profile page. You’ll fill out your personal data sheet with the identifying information you’d like removed from the web (e.g., current and past addresses, date of birth, aliases, etc.) Our DeleteMe Oper…

What is DeleteMe?

August 31, 2018
DeleteMe is a hands-free subscription service that removes you from data broker sites. Data brokers post your personal information online, making your name appear in Google search results. DeleteMe removes your personal information–like name, address, age, phone numbers, email address, and …

What is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?

August 29, 2018
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Personally Identifiable Information, also known as PII, is any information that can be used to identify an individual. This kind of information can be used on its own, or in conjunction with other information that helps to identify an individual. Some exa…

How to Push Down Negative Search Results

August 29, 2018
Many people struggle with removing negative content online. Occasionally, the best thing to do is to “bury” negative search results by creating new, positive, content. Note that if you’re looking to disappear from the web, this is not the solution for you. Instead, you’ll be creating more content…

What are Data Brokers?

August 29, 2018
Data brokers are corporations that collect huge amounts of personally identifiable information (PII) and package it all together to create ‘profiles’ or ‘listings’ with identifying tags. These tags include things like Social Security numbers, birthdays, past and recent addresses, and more. (For t…

10 Online Privacy Tips

August 29, 2018
1. Keep your contact information private. When a website asks for your information, you don’t have to share it. If you must give it out, use an alias with sites you don’t trust. You can start a separate email account for shopping or signing up for new accounts; be sure not to mix it with […]

How is my personal information online?

August 29, 2018
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is posted online by data brokers that crawl the web for personal information of consumers, and then compile it into easy-to-find profiles. Data brokers compile these profiles using information from a variety of sources, listed below: 1. Government and pub…

What is Blur?

August 29, 2018
Blur is the only password manager and digital wallet that also blocks trackers, and helps users remain private online by providing ‘Masked’ information whenever companies are asking for personal information. Masked Email With Blur, you can generate a ‘Masked’ email address for sites that you may …

Online, You Are Guilty Even After Proven Innocent

August 23, 2018
Online reputation is becoming more complicated than ever.  More and more people are having “Google problems”.  They usually look something like: a) someone got arrested, b) the local newspaper wrote about it, c) prosecutors dropped the charges completely, d) the person’s record was expu…

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