Study: paying to be removed from people search is largely ineffective

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Title: Paying To Be Removed From People-Search is 'Largely Ineffective,' Says Study
Author: feedback@slashdot.org
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:40:00 +0000
Link: https://search.slashdot.org/story/24/08/08/1743241/paying-to-be-removed-from-people-search-is-largely-ineffective-says-study?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Privacy removal services fail to effectively scrub personal data from
people-search websites, a Consumer Reports (CR) study [PDF] revealed Thursday.
The four-month investigation found these services eliminated only 35% of
volunteers' identifying information profiles across 13 people-search sites.
Manual opt-outs proved most effective, removing 70% of profiles within a week.

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