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With the calendar about to turn over into the burning dumpster fire that is an election year in the United States, you may be staring at Twitter with a deep hatred for your online existence. But there is a way to end it all — sign up for DeleteMe and remove yourself from the hellscape that is the internet.

DeleteMe, a service from The Online Privacy Company™, announced the expansion of its DeleteMe Business Services for media organizations, helping journalists and media professionals by removing personal identifying information (PII) from online sources.

If you've never Googled yourself, you should. Because, boy, might you be surprised. The truth is out there, but there are also a lot of things that might hurt your reputation. What can you do about it?

Following our initial campaign, we found that our data was indeed much harder to find. All the data broker websites that had been contacted had indeed processed DeleteMe’s request, meaning that our digital footprint had been massively improved using the service.

In this new, digital world, it's safe to say almost all of us have endless amounts of data on ourselves on the internet. Some of it is related to ad data, other is social media information, and some of it is straight-up information that has been hacked as part of a data breach.

The internet knows my age and home address. It knows how much I make and what I do for work. It knows when I last voted (2018!) and who I voted for. Recently, I got married in a supposedly secret ceremony at city hall. The internet found out before my mother.

What are some recent major date breaches? What is the difference between a hack and a data breach? Are Apple’s computers are immune to viruses? These are all some of the things that are discussed in our conversation with DeleteMe.

If I wanted to regain my privacy, I had only one choice as an American: I needed gadgets to combat my gadgets. But I didn’t want Silicon Valley companies to know I was buying privacy gear. So I decided to hide my purchases from Big Tech.

Thanks to increasing concerns over security and privacy — not least our mental health — the idea of deleting oneself from the internet has never been a hotter topic. Yet that process is complex: the internet is a vast space and some of us have left decades of digital footprints.

With the increasing interconnectedness of business, online information and social media, it is a rare desire to completely get off the grid. But for those who for some reason seek to reduce their online footprint, the process of removing your personal data from the public sphere of the internet can be an arduous process.

One woman in Los Angeles has had no luck getting “people search” sites such as MyLife and Spokeo to stop posting her address. Like many victims of crimes or harassing ex-spouses, she remains traumatized and fearful.

When we don't view privacy as a right, it risks becoming a checkbox on a laundry list of features at exorbitant prices. When that happens, the entire industry fails the consumer.

If you're reading this, it's highly likely your personal information is available to the public. And by "public" I mean everyone everywhere. And while you can never remove yourself completely from the internet, there are ways to minimize your online footprint. Here are five ways to do it.

There are dozens of sites that aggregate information from data brokers and collect it into databases to sell to people like your ex—or identity thieves who want to gather enough personal data about you that they can get credit in your name and otherwise steal your identity for their own financial gain.

Most people assume hackers and data breaches are the biggest threat to their online privacy. And while both are certainly a big problem, your digital information is at risk from a much more insidious threat.

It’s pretty scary how easy it is for anyone to find your personal information from just a quick Google search. With just your name and city or state, they can find a lot of your personal details.

While you cannot erase your presence completely from the digital world, there are ways to delete a bulk of your personal information available online and minimise your digital footprint.

Personal information is the currency on which much of the internet depends. It's gathered everywhere, often without people's knowledge, and it effectively pays the bills on many free services and apps we take for granted.

Dozens of websites aggregate your personal data and sell you to anyone who's interested. And this data can turn up in search results. If this lack of privacy worries you, you may be ready for DeleteMe.

It’s amazing when you think about how much of our personal information is online for all to see. There are things online that you might not like. Some of it may even embarrass you. We all have skeletons in our online closet. These may be small things or big things. That might not bother some people, but other’s don’t want their personal info out there at all.

You may think your internet usage is completely private, but any time you access a website, sign up for an account, purchase a product, post a message, or browse search engine results, you’re sharing something about yourself. If you find this troubling, you may want to learn more about how you can delete your internet footprints.

If you're uncomfortable with the information that’s publicly available about you, you can try to delete yourself by using one of the online reputation services, such as DeleteMe. I did this, and for the most part it has been successful.

Rob Shavell, CEO of Abine - A lot of personal data is shockingly available on the dark web and the clearnet, but we almost joke when we hear about the amount of data leaked from breaches like Yahoo....Help us understand the amount of data that is available.

Going about your daily business—shopping online, buying a home, getting married, using a search engine, liking a Facebook page, registering to vote—leaves an enormous paper trail, and data brokers are scooping it up.

Getting off of data broker sites is time-consuming, so load up on snacks, queue up your favorite playlist, and roll up your sleeves. If you have limited time, start with the high-priority sites on this list.

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- Data brokers gather information about you, then sell it to companies and individuals. Right now, your worst enemy could go online and with a few clicks of the keys, gain access to several specialized websites.

Ever wanted to remove something from the internet? It could be an embarrassing photo, or a newspaper article that wrongly names you in relation to a crime, or an old social media account from middle school. It’s important to think before putting anything on the internet, because it could be on there forever.

You can never completely remove your information from the internet, but you can minimize your online footprint. This article shows you how to accomplish this task in the following areas.

Because the #MeToo movement caught on in 2017, those who have come forward now have to worry about getting hacked and being subject to mass online attacks, trolling, and other forms of harassment that can unfortunately be the cost of speaking out.

Your information is out there on the internet for all eyes to see. Not just your name and address, but your income, religious affiliation, any criminal or legal action against you - some of the websites even rate your reputation.

Removing that information from the Internet is possible, although hard, and there are some ways to ensure this is done successfully.

The Online Privacy Company, announced today that anyone who had their personal information hacked in the Equifax data breach is eligible for a free month of DeleteMe the #1 privacy protection service in the world when subscribing to DeleteMe.

Sure you can block annoying auto-play video ads (here are tips) but the industry still wants to show you ads.

Your laptop and that smartphone grafted to your hand are double agents. What you look at, where you go and even what you say can be used to paint a portrait of you leaving you as exposed as the day you were born. Much of Silicon Valley wants you to think the price of using the internet is letting them data-mine your life.

When the first phone book was published in 1878, it had only 50 entries, giving subscribers the names of fellow citizens privileged enough to have a telephone. Today, the ultimate privilege is being unlisted — but thanks to a complex ecosystem of online people search services, that’s nearly impossible.

The internet has your number—among many other deets. Prevent identity theft and doxxing by erasing yourself from aggregator sites like Spokeo and PeekYou. t doesn’t matter what you do online: The internet knows a ton about you, and that information is a mouse click away.

It's nearly impossible to fully delete yourself from the Internet, but a new app from online privacy startup Abine says it will significantly cut down on your online footprint.

As someone who can tell a personal story of online slander, I advocate that everyone should take control of their online reputation. Whether it is to bury unsavory information or to build a strong, personal brand, understanding the impact of how you appear in search results or are portrayed by others can have a huge impact on landing a client or job.

Want to hear something a little bit creepy? Anybody who's willing to pay online information brokers - aka people-search sites - can learn your phone number, address, criminal record and a lot more. Even more creepy? This information doesn't always come at a price. You could be giving it away.

Are there days when you wish you could just disappear from the Internet? Maybe you're haunted by things you've said on social networks, or you're just sick of having companies track and catalog your every move.

Yeah, it'd be nice to pull the plug on the whole thing, but it would be easier to stop a runaway train, right? Actually, it's not terribly difficult to pull the Internet equivalent of escaping to a deserted island. All it takes is time and tenacity.

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