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When the privacy laws in the US are so weak, it seems like maintaining the effect of data removal requires paying for the data removal service indefinitely. Is it worth it regardless? Are there any cases and criteria where one should pay for data removal, more so than the average person? Interested to hear if anyone here has seen noticeable benefits, beyond the mere fact that their PII have been scrubbed from data brokers and search sites.

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@ki9@lemmy.gf4.pw · Mar 03

Further reading: arstechnica.com/…/its-not-worth-paying-to-be-remo… Tldr: They aren’t very effective, and none better than the next. However, they do more than nothing so get the cheap one (EasyOptOuts) Ive been using them for two years. Negligibly cheap, like $20/year. Once a year they send a text email report. “We removed you from these sites… We tried to remove you from these sites… These sites have technical issues preventing removal…” It does work to some extent because when I try to find myself on big people search sites like BeenVerified, I can’t find myself. And I used to be listed. 100% worth thr money imo. You can always subscribe for a year and then cancel.

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