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What is the general consensus on trusting data removal services with the data you provide them?

I’ve spent 5 years telling myself I’ll go through the long lists of data aggregators and one by one manually send removal requests. But it’s such a massive undertaking. I’d like to finally get it done through one of these services, but my gut tells me it feels wrong.

Has anybody used them and how do you feel about it? Is DeleteMe a good choice?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I 2nd the DuckDuckGo recommendation.

The way their service works is the MOST private imo. Runs locally and shares minimal data during the takedown request process.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

DuckDuckGo gains revenue via advertisements and affiliate programs

DuckDuckGo announced that all map and address-related searches would be powered by Apple Maps

DuckDuckGo had blocked search results for some major pirating websites

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/duckduckgo-privacy-browser-facing-backlash-over-microsoft-trackers

https://privacyworld.neocities.org/guides/duckduckgo

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Neither of those links contain information relevant to their privacy pro removal product, which only runs on your local device and is definitely not supported by advertisements.

However, I suppose I can see how you may not trust the brand due to their browser and search engine have integrated ad tracking.