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

On 09 Aug 2024 09:53:26 GMT, Retrograde wrote:

From the «post on Usenet; be obscure for free» department:
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
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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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yes, but it feels like you are doing something, and money keeps in
circulation