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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…
How to Remove Yourself from MyLife
August 20, 2018
DeleteMe’s MyLife Review MyLife collects and posts all kinds of personal information publicly online. Removing yourself from MyLife requires you to create an account. After that, your listing should be removed within 7-10 business days. How to Remove Yourself from MyLife 1. Go to mylife.co…
How to Remove Yourself from Intelius
August 20, 2018
DeleteMe’s Intelius Review Intelius is a data broker site that posts your personal information online. Removing yourself from Intelius requires you to fill out an opt-out form and verify your email address. Your listing should be removed within 72 hours. How to Remove Yourself from Intelius…
How to Complete a Spokeo Removal Request
August 20, 2018
Spokeo is a data broker website that collects personal identifiable information (PII) on hundreds of millions of people. The company is legally able to do this as it collects data from public sources, such as public records and social media profiles. It then sells this data onto third parties, wh…
Choosing your DeleteMe Plan
August 18, 2018
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Your DeleteMe Data Sheet
August 18, 2018
Your DeleteMe data sheet will tell us what to look for when we remove your information from data broker sites. You can add as many addresses, names, emails and phone numbers relating to you into your account for DeleteMe to search for and remove. If any information changes, or you remember older …
How to Delete Things From the Internet: 7 Tips for Doing the Impossible
August 13, 2018
Ever want to delete things from the Internet? Maybe it’s an article, a picture, a blog post, an account, or a video. It’s not always so easy, but it can be done. We’ve spent years deleting people’s information, processing more than 10 Million consumer opt-outs from data broker we…
Adam Tanner and Big Data: Your Medical History Privacy May be Compromised
August 9, 2018
We originally published this post on our Online Privacy Blog, but we’ve updated it here as the story has progressed. (Originally published January 31, 2017.) Most of us know friends or relatives with serious mental conditions, or we ourselves are coping with them, whether they are mental health, …
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