Most people know data brokers collect and sell our data. But very few realize how complex and interconnected this ecosystem is.

The team at EasyOptOuts broke down exactly how this unregulated ecosystem operates in their latest guide: How Data Brokers Work, covering:

• What data brokers are
• How they get your information
• Why this industry exists
• What you can do about it

👉 Read the full guide here: https://easyoptouts.com/guides/how-do-data-brokers-work

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We recently added coverage for two data broker sites many people are listed on: https://nationalpublicdata.com/ and https://www.menstoppingviolence.org/

You can opt out from both sites in just a few minutes:

• Search your name and open your profile
• Copy the profile URL
• Scroll to the footer and click "Do Not Sell My Info"
• Paste the profile URL into the form
• Enter an email address (use an alias or junk email)
• Confirm the verification email
• Refresh the profile page to confirm removal

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Thanks to @yaelwrites for including EasyOptOuts in her new blog post, "What My Privacy and Security Stack Actually Looks Like," a great resource for privacy and security tools to help protect your personal information.

https://blog.yaelwrites.com/what-my-privacy-and-security-stack-actually-looks-like/

Consumer Reports found that EasyOptOuts was one of only two services with opt-out effectiveness comparable to hours of manual removals. At the most affordable price.

Read the full Consumer Reports study: https://innovation.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Data-Defense_-Evaluating-People-Search-Site-Removal-Services-.pdf.

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Some data removal services make your privacy problem worse: they blast all your info to hundreds of sketchy brokers, use manual overseas contractors, and even partner directly with the data brokers they're supposed to be opting you out of. That's not how we do it. https://easyoptouts.com/security.

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EasyOptOuts was founded by Ben and Tyler, childhood friends who've been building things together since they were kids.

Frustrated by how difficult and time-consuming opting out of the hundreds of data broker sites was, they set out to design a simple, affordable, and effective solution.

Read our story: https://easyoptouts.com/about.

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