VM (Vicky) BrasseurJan 29, 2023

Huh.

Consumer Reports (CR) has released a mobile app (iOS, Android on the way) that shows what data companies collect about you, then allows you to have CR get the data deleted:

https://www.permissionslipcr.com

Essentially, CR will act as the data ombudsman for anyone who asks them to. I love it.

CR is a non-profit that accepts no advertising or corporate sponsorship, and they have a great reputation. It's a superb choice to take on the data capitalists.

US-only (don't @ me).

#privacy

Permission Slip App by CR

One app to take back control of your data

Show threadLonewolf
@vmbrasseur is this legit? Or are we just giving more information to someone else
Jan 29, 2023 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadDoug DimickJan 29, 2023

@lonewolf @vmbrasseur Consumer Reports is a legit organization with a long-standing reputation for consumer advocacy. Their primary source of revenue is subscription sales to their product reviews. While I can’t speak to the specifics of this app, I do trust CR.

As an example, along the list of other companies this app includes for automated data deletion is Consumer Reports themselves.

Show threadLonewolfJan 29, 2023
@doug @vmbrasseur I will check it out.
I'm sure I've got tons of data out there