Technically, the answer to the question posed in the title of the video is *NO*. DeleteMe does NOT really erase your online data. It only makes your data temporarily invisible to the public. The data brokers do NOT actually delete your data from their servers as a result of actions by an individual or the DeleteMe service. The data on data broker servers remains there, but is tagged as 'not viewable' on their website. This means they can sell their database to another company, or the broker can create a new company with a new name and your data will once again be publicly visible. This is why data brokers never use the terms 'Delete Request'. They always use the terms 'Opt Out Request' or 'Removal Request'. I wouldn't be surprised if some attorney starts a class action lawsuit against DeleteMe for that very reason. Their service does not actually delete your data. They should have named their company HideMe or something like that to avoid misleading people.
Ok? But that isn’t even a problem with Deleteme. That’s a problem with the data brokers. And hiding your data from the general public is still very valuable even if the servers still have it. Most people aren’t going to go into the deep corners of the internet to search for you. Hiding the data from the top sites is enough, especially for the average person.
This service is NOT deleting your info - once your info is out there it’s permanently available all these guys do is temporarily hide it and not even well
You obviously don't know what data brokers do or what these data removal services offer. Before you claim any kind of special knowledge about this stuff, you should at least get these basics down.
Absolutely scandalous that companies can just get away with this. Data privacy needs to be taken far more seriously... Also, I wonder if using Delete Me is necessary if you live in an EU country? Given GDPR rules.
"Absolutely scandalous that companies can just get away with this. Data privacy needs to be taken far more seriously... Also, I wonder if using Delete Me is necessary if you live in an EU country? Given GDPR rules." I worry that deleteme is actually stealing personal info too.. after all they access to it?
Privacy law applies depending on where you are a permanent resident of, by country and down to state legislatures. GDPR only is for EU residents. California has similar strong privacy rules to the GDPR, and soon Canada will have likely even a stronger privacy law, as it is going through the Parliment now. Now ask yourself why Google doesn't allow Bart in search in Canada and the EU when it was announced. Ding Ding Ding Canada has a commission set up to inquire with OpenAI already for privacy issues of sucking up all Canadian data entered into the sytstem.
GDPR is for law-abiding players, only. Many companies do not really care, even if they say otherwise. I am speaking from own experience. Had to kick a store owner’s ass really hard (not physically, of course) until he deleted my data. The fines for such behavior are ridiculously low.
Why would the data collections companies just remove your data if DeleteMe requests it? They are making money by selling that data, why would they just throw that money away?
im guessing theres some law that states they must honor the requests kinda like ppl can call you incessantly without punishment till you are on do not call list
every website should be accessible on onion browser. ebay and youtube fail this privacy test. data theifs are constantly spying and i'm getting very annoyed by now.
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@@DNOD1983 That's an interesting question. There is a copy of each of my privacy reports that remains in my dashboard, so those aren't deleted. There's nothing in my settings that allows me to "Delete archive", so my guess is that if you wanted to request your archive to be removed, you'd have to reach out to their support.
Hi, great channel, but I have not had good luck with Delete me. Nothing on their website works, from support links to any of the masking features. Still waiting for my text message to mask my phone number. Will be requesting a refund from them. Still enjoy your channel.
You say you aren't giving data to DeleteMe because it's already available but they weren't aggregating it until you paid them. Now they have a more complete picture of you than any of the data brokers. If you're collecting data on people, who do you most want to collect it on? Maybe the people that are trying to hide it?
5:11 Yes, the data is already available, but you are helping DeleteMe validate, index, and correlate this data. If they ever decided to sell out, that would increase the value of your data.
@@AllThingsSecured Ngl that seems like pretty bad reasoning. I watch a lot of your videos and I think they're super entertaining/educational, but a major aspect of privacy is removing the need to blindly trust organizations. You don't seem to have any good justification for believing DeleteMe is not indexing your data and waiting to sell it to the highest bidder. To be clear, I am NOT saying that this is what DeleteMe is doing (or that it is a bad company in general), but I do think when you recommend a service, you must hold companies to a higher standard and be exceptionally careful when it comes to providing endorsements. Given the fact that you create privacy-related content, and presumably have a considerable impact on your viewers' privacy-related decisions, it seems you have a unique responsibility to ensure that the products and services you are advocating are safe and reliable. Like I said before, I really like your videos. I'm just providing my own perspective.
@@seaborg9946 you’re 100% correct. Optery wrote a blogpost about this very topic about how some of these companies are in bed with data brokers or they outright own them. They mentioned deleteme by name.
A while back I went and did all this manually. Services like this are still something I want to consider because every once in a while my info is bound to just pop up somewhere, and perhaps there's some places I missed. I wish our politicians would just do something about this. The way we handle this information is clearly outdated with the modern web.
Minnesota passed "“The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act". It goes into effect next year. Will be interesting to see if any changes when requesting data deleted.
@@iwantgoat it is too late, all of our personal information is globally, which means our government cannot do anything about it in china or many other countries...
Is deleteme safe? They now have your information “confirmed by you” which is worth more than what anyone can get online. I will do a policy review before even thinking of registering with them
good thing i am an 90s kid and using internet as long as i can remember and subconsciously developed somethings that i do from the first time i created an account till this day... diversification is key never use ONE email for all accounts, never use ONE password never even use ONE service... and other useful thing is to make a habit of going to settings ALWAYS and never assume that the obvious settings are actually defaults
Create lots of "personas" with false data, preferably very favorable data. Never ever put your image, real name, or anything else on the internet that is legit.
ATS, you know those creepy "People Search" sites, where i can type in my first and last name and then see all of my addresses, phone numbers, relatives, email addresses, employers, etc? Does DeleteMe address those or just the data brokers thay sell our info to scammers? Basically, I'm asking will this help stymie the efforts of a creepy person who wants to track me down (assuming all that person knows is my phone number)?
How do you know if these reports aren’t fake? Has anyone validated their info first, then verified that this company had the info removed from “searchability” as data brokers aren’t really deleting your info.
The one question not answered: How much does it really cost in terms of money? Are there any costs above the service plan chosen? $129 a year doesn't seem that bad.
Will this service contact local media to remove a person's name from a media story? If not, what services can accomplish this? I was granted an expungement, so any references to my prior case have been sealed. However, when I run my name through a Google search, my name pops up in a WKYC story with reference to my indictment. I have attempted to contact them myself (with a copy of the expungement order), however, they have not replied to me after several attempts to contact them via email. Any suggestions?
You can try to contact google to remove it from appearing when someone searches you. In the UK there is a "right to be forgotten" and Google is obligated to remove the publication from search results. In your case, since it was expunged you have a good case. Unfortunately you may have to get a lawyer. The problem is that it was published already so all they can do is just remove it from appearing in a search result.
an expungement only refers to records in the criminal justice system. your arrest/indictment was a matter of public record at the time & the newspaper was allowed to print it. There is no US law forcing them to remove it from their archives.
@@mungox1 Yes, no doubt about it. However, that doesn't mean there shouldn't be a law requiring this information to be taken down from the internet. After all, what value is an expungement if potential employers can just Google a applicant's name and find information that is adverse? There needs to be a law mandating the deletion of that information. If the court carefully considered the matter conducted through a formal hearing and then deemed a person worthy of a second chance and ordered the record expunged (non-violent offender, and not a sex crime charge), then why keep this info circulating on the web in perpetuity?
Hi Josh. My computer and phone were just hacked, spammed, scammed, and funds were taken out sent abroad on giftcards. They have all my info. I'm trying to get Apple to investigate but have to call again because the rep's response was "well this happens all the time". What company do you suggest that will help me find my data. Deleteme? Look forward to your response.
you can search for the data brokers & do it yourself for free. It takes many hours and you won't find them all. This company & ones like it do the hard work for you. it costs them money to do it.
Hopefully, we can go after "data brokers" like we can with spam callers. We, in the US, can go after spam callers for up to $1500. We need something with teeth that makes it unprofitable or risky to keep our data.
Let's say that data broker X has some information about you, which is "removed." What stops these same brokers, who are constantly buying and selling information among themselves, from simply re-acquiring and re-publishing it?
Look into Kanary. All three that you listed state that they share your data with partnering companies which includes analytic and marketing companies. Incogni specifically states Google as the company that they are partnered with for the analytics and that you need to read Google's privacy policy to know how they share your info. BTW, Google will without a doubt share and sell your data again. Kanary was one of the only ones I could find that had a very short and clear privacy policy stating that they don't share or sell your data to anyone else. Everything is handled by themselves for marketing and analytics.
@@AllThingsSecured apparantly. I contacted google and requested that I not be found in their search engine. I only had to provide all the URLs where I saw my personal info. I found seven so far. I also contacted the credit bureau regarding alerts that they were showing my info was shared.
@@littlebitobrandy4099 the thing with Google is, they only show the results of your information being searched. Google itself does not have your information. So, even if Google removes the URLs, the data broker companies still have your information in THEIR databases, in which your information can (and will) be repopulated back on the internet. This is why services such as DeleteMe exist.
they collect data from public sources. Court records, county property records, others. Once they have it, they can sell it legally. anybody can look at the data if they know where it is.
I noticed you said that you have to answer questions to confirm your identity via their online portal. Obviously they are making money from subscriptions. Is it within the realm of possibility that a company like this is taking the identity info you are confirming to them and then posting your info on these various sites, therefore giving them more work to do and thus insuring that they are making a steady stream of $$$ from you by continuing to use their services?
If they weren't, they'd be a terrible company to their shareholder base. Everything is garbage in the world, expect the worst and never engage with your neighbours.
Lifelock is with Norton 360 now and they do the same thing. I am currently trying deleteme right now for one year but I think I’m going to cancel and continue this with Lifelock / Norton 360. Crazy how much of our info is out there
Delete me appears to be good and how they do each site and confirm with you but they keep on going up on the price they told me it was $99 I just looked at now is 169 and they make you do it for 2 years
Here are some questions: 1. Can I have deleteme search for multiple emails (I have a dozen or so) 2. Can I have deleteme search for multiple phone numbers (I have 3) 3. Can I have deleteme search when I have multiple physical addresses?
Great vid - just a skeptical question... how does DeleteMe manage data? Is there any way they (the company themselves) harvest data from anyone using their service? For instance, is paying for the service classed as giving them 'permission' to use or otherwise process your data? Would be pretty ironic if companies like DeleteMe & Incogni turned out to be massive data collection agencies that're trying to 'legally' obtain the data of millions of people through the back door. In essence, condense those hundreds of data collection agencies down to just a small handful... & charge Joe Blogs for the privilege. Interested to hear your thoughts on this Bro 🤔
I believe your response about "reduces Junk Mail?" seems to be more about physical mail. Here in Canada I seem to get little to no junk mail ... maybe it has to do with how our mail carriers handle things here. My question is how well does it reduce spam and phishing e-mails, if it does at all. I have this weekly barrage of some of the very same email subject lines, but i know they use constantly different email source names … I constantly tried Microsoft blocking and reporting features, even making Rules to delete certain subject line words (trust me Microsoft, I don't ever want an email from ChristianMingle or SilverSingles, delete them without question!), but for some reason the rules don't appear to be working. I'm wondering if DeleteMe will even make a dent into this issue.
There’s a degree to which a service like DeleteMe can reduce email spam and phishing. A lot of this is on YOU. How you use and give out your email is the best way to reduce spam.
Thanks for the thorough video. Question though: you sort of touched on this when you mentioned “facebook” deletion, but I am an actor with online reviews, links, personal website, etc. I WOULD NOT want any of that deleted. I do not want to be totally erased from the internet. The only info I’m interested in having removed is birthdate/ address/ phone number/etc. So, just to confirm: deleteme will only delete personal information such as that? It will not erase the content associated with my name that I actually want online, such as personal website, reviews, social media, etc.? Thank you
Correct. DeleteMe couldn't delete that other information even if they wanted to. They only search the data brokers for your personal information to be deleted.
Think of an acre of land that's a gravel pit. All those rocks are someone (or something) with your information. Companies like Deleteme are like a person with a shovel removing those rocks one bucketful at a time. Sadly, he does not see the guy who removes the bucket, runs around the pile, and throws those rocks right back in.
how ironic! in the old days, we had to pay to put our info in White Book or yellow pages which I never done! NOW, we have to pay $$$$$$ to have our Personal Info to be removed. Scary to think, if you are trying to move away from abusive relationship or stalkers...they can easily find you. Our Privacy Laws sucks! if your name somehow show up with your info overseas will they be able to removed those info?
@@AllThingsSecured These are the ONLY international countries supported: Australia Belgium Brazil Canada France Germany Republic of Ireland Italy The Netherlands Singapore United Kingdom If your country is not listed, rest assured, we are working to bring our service to your region. blablabla
Can you provide multiple addresses and multiple phone numbers that you alone have for them to "delete" or hide from the public? So, I understand that any previous background checks will be hidden? Thank you for this review.
DeleteMe says it's for US citizens only, and data brokers seem like more of a US thing, but you say you're in Thailand... As far as I know, data brokers are illegal here. Would it still be worth it in that case? Is there a possibility my data has shown up on those sites anyway? 🤔 I have tried to look before, but it's very hard to get any decent results without chucking money at the sites.
Could you compare DeleteMe with Optery? DeleteMe claims they’ve cleaned up everything, but an Optery scan found 45 other locations that DeleteMe missed 😳
When a broker removes the info, what's stopping them from adding it back again later? Does the request include a clause to keep it off for a period of time, or does the service re-submit removal requests every so often?
Excellent question, HT2. I believe there are 2 aspects of your personal data within the context of a data broker. One aspect is your data residing on the broker's server. The other aspect is the public display of your data on the broker's website. When you, or a removal service, requests that your data be "removed", you are ONLY addressing aspect 2. In other words, after the removal request your data still resides on their server, but it is tagged as not publicly viewable. The data broker is then able to create a new company, or sell the database to another company, which uses the original database with all of the tags removed. This is why the data brokers refer to such a request as an 'opt out' or 'removal' request. You will never see a data broker refer to it as a 'delete' request. Bottom line: NOTHING is actually being deleted as a result of your request. This is a big game of wack-a-mole until Congress creates consumer protection legislation to put an end to the game.
I'm curious if your info from those data brokers get removed how likely does it get readded later on and if that happens is there a way to trace that info to what service you used selling them that info.
It does happen all the time, which is why I always have DeleteMe monitoring on my behalf. And as far as I know, there's not a good way to trace where the data comes from.
Why should any company honor a data delete request coming from some 3rd party company? Even more, if I was a CSO of a company, I would reject all such requests.
@@AllThingsSecured Sure, but on YOUR request, not by request of some 3rd party company. If I had your data for whatever reason and anyone but you contacted me with a request to remove your data, I promise you, the request will not be fulfilled. Or do you expect that if I will send RUclips a request to remove your channel and data, RUclips will just do it?
@@Ostap1974 I assume when you sign up to such a company you give legal delegation for them to act on your behalf, hence you would be legally obligated to remove the data.
@@Ostap1974 So these companies get tens of thousands of opt-out requests a week. Thus..they have simple opt out forms. How are you verifying who is filling out the form? And is it information I could just give to DeleteMe to fill out the form with? Please note...these sites usually don't have SSNs, Driver License Numbers, or any other PII to confirm it is you..they just have the record you are requesting to have removed. And DeleteMe has all the same information as the record...
how did they remove your data from some webpage ? if they dont have acces to page ? how it works if you have personal data and bussines data with same name as personal ?
This seems like a semi scam. I mean, companies aren't obligated to listen to DeleteMe's requests, since companies have no way of knowing if it was actually you asking DeleteMe to remove records. So they can just ignore DeleteMe's requests.
When I win the lottery, yes, I'm going to be contacting a tax attorney, financial advisors, etc etc, BUT among the first people I'm going to contact is this guy --- just to tap his brain on all the ways and means to radically reduce my internet footprint BEFORE I claim my prize!
@@AllThingsSecured ok but your name must be in relation with your company ? Maybe I don’t understand. I suppose it means that you are STILL on the web personally but your datas are whipped out of sites maleficients or not desired …?
@@AllThingsSecured how about a video on using these kinds of services-Hushed or Google voice? Or using the cheapest burner phone number as a way to limit real data?
i did not use deleteme as it did not has any free plan but i did use something similar which had free plan @MineApp but it did not work , it claimed it will send companies email on our behalf to stop sending us emails , but it did not work
deleteme cannot remove voter records. deleteme cannot remove info from every single data broker. new ones pop up all the time. depending on the state, the government may release voter info out in the wild. the more private option unfortunately is not to vote. the even more private option is to de-register from voting altogether. sadly, voting has a certain risk. some people are willing to take that risk and that is understandable, depending on your situation and willingness for having some level of public info is out there on you.
Our data not being saved by companies should be the default. It is absolutely ridiculous it is an opt out policy. The company should be required to ask if you would like to opt in for “better service” to save and sell your personal data. It is crazy that services like Deleteme are even remotely necessary.
Sir I have two questions. 1. How to delete data permanently from mobile before selling it. 2. If I buy new mobile what will do first to protect data? May I encrypt new smartphone? Is this good?
All the spam calls and privacy violations create more unnecessary expenses for the working class. Creating problems such as these would be very profitable. Laws need to change.
Why can't deleteme remove/close/cancel your facebook account? You're giving them the authority to remove data in your name already so why couldn't they do it if you give them your mail (which they already have) and your password and just delete it?
If you want to delete your Facebook account, the last thing you want to do is trust somebody else to do it, especially when it’s really not that complicated.
@@AllThingsSecured Isn’t that what deleteme should do and why you’re using and paying for this service? It’s not only FB, it’s all social media and the other 50 accounts they should take and delete for me, because that’s why they call themselves “deleteme”. But Thanks for the answer, basically they can’t do it, although this could be automated via API as well, like everything else deleteme does.
I have a feeling it would be easier for me to go to 50 social media sites and put in my username and password, and delete the account....then filling out a form on DeleteMe with 50 different passwords and URLs... And if people are using the same username and password for 50 different social media sites with no MFA enabled....they have a lot of other security concerns to be worried about.
It would be nice if it could erase medical records and things of that nature. I've always felt embarrassed and uncomfortable with doctors keeping all of my history for so many years.
databrokers do not have any of your medical record, they only have publicly available info. Doctors & hospitals are bound by HIPAA to keep your medical records private, they don't have such an option and never will.
@@AllThingsSecured yes, but usually its very easy to tell that ya dont need them, but this genuinely sounded interesting, until i found out the service it offers isnt even an issue im having
a follow up on the first question you were asked, are you sure that they don't request the data for them selfs as well as request the deletion, and what makes you so sure
terrible company they missed tons of my data with a basic search i found it why couldn't they. then special request they max you at 10. you end of cleaning up going to each site requesting to be removed anyways.
I thought that these service work that they send ALL your data to these brokers to check weather they have them or not so if they did not have my data, they have it now. This is my main concern spreading my info to all these brokers and trust these mofos to delete my data. I don't know about that.
Technically, the answer to the question posed in the title of the video is *NO*. DeleteMe does NOT really erase your online data. It only makes your data temporarily invisible to the public. The data brokers do NOT actually delete your data from their servers as a result of actions by an individual or the DeleteMe service. The data on data broker servers remains there, but is tagged as 'not viewable' on their website. This means they can sell their database to another company, or the broker can create a new company with a new name and your data will once again be publicly visible. This is why data brokers never use the terms 'Delete Request'. They always use the terms 'Opt Out Request' or 'Removal Request'. I wouldn't be surprised if some attorney starts a class action lawsuit against DeleteMe for that very reason. Their service does not actually delete your data. They should have named their company HideMe or something like that to avoid misleading people.
Thanks for you comments! I was literally just about to sign up.
Ok? But that isn’t even a problem with Deleteme. That’s a problem with the data brokers. And hiding your data from the general public is still very valuable even if the servers still have it. Most people aren’t going to go into the deep corners of the internet to search for you. Hiding the data from the top sites is enough, especially for the average person.
damn... so we're just fucked and cant do anything about it?
@@xinyugf yep. once your data falls into their hands it will always stay somewhere, public or not.
Great comment I was thinking the same , all us better united and make huge lawsuit against all
This service is NOT deleting your info - once your info is out there it’s permanently available all these guys do is temporarily hide it and not even well
You obviously don't know what data brokers do or what these data removal services offer. Before you claim any kind of special knowledge about this stuff, you should at least get these basics down.
Also, I want to add if you keep it hidden long enough was it even there in the first place? :)
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You are a 100% correct!
Absolutely scandalous that companies can just get away with this. Data privacy needs to be taken far more seriously... Also, I wonder if using Delete Me is necessary if you live in an EU country? Given GDPR rules.
I agree it should be a crime to sell someone personal info. Seriously fucked up
Yea, I agree. As for the EU, I'm not sure. Have you ever searched for your info to see what's out there?
"Absolutely scandalous that companies can just get away with this. Data privacy needs to be taken far more seriously... Also, I wonder if using Delete Me is necessary if you live in an EU country? Given GDPR rules."
I worry that deleteme is actually stealing personal info too.. after all they access to it?
Privacy law applies depending on where you are a permanent resident of, by country and down to state legislatures.
GDPR only is for EU residents.
California has similar strong privacy rules to the GDPR,
and soon Canada will have likely even a stronger privacy law, as it is going through the Parliment now.
Now ask yourself why Google doesn't allow Bart in search in Canada and the EU when it was announced. Ding Ding Ding
Canada has a commission set up to inquire with OpenAI already for privacy issues of sucking up all Canadian data entered into the sytstem.
GDPR is for law-abiding players, only. Many companies do not really care, even if they say otherwise. I am speaking from own experience. Had to kick a store owner’s ass really hard (not physically, of course) until he deleted my data. The fines for such behavior are ridiculously low.
Why would the data collections companies just remove your data if DeleteMe requests it?
They are making money by selling that data, why would they just throw that money away?
i was thinking the same thing..
im guessing theres some law that states they must honor the requests kinda like ppl can call you incessantly without punishment till you are on do not call list
idk maybe the same reasons antivirus softwares have?
Ironically, deleteme doesn't allow you to access their website if you are using a VPN.
every website should be accessible on onion browser. ebay and youtube fail this privacy test. data theifs are constantly spying and i'm getting very annoyed by now.
Looool, that tells you something, does it?
now THAT is interesting lol
And that is why I don't use a public VPN. If I really nead one for some reason I rent a VPS somewhere and install it myself
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Great video! Does DeleteMe keep internal logs/records of what was checked/deleted; and can the user remove these records?
@@DNOD1983 That's an interesting question. There is a copy of each of my privacy reports that remains in my dashboard, so those aren't deleted. There's nothing in my settings that allows me to "Delete archive", so my guess is that if you wanted to request your archive to be removed, you'd have to reach out to their support.
And how secure can you be that they are not sharing all the comprehensive data you keep updated??
Hi, great channel, but I have not had good luck with Delete me. Nothing on their website works, from support links to any of the masking features. Still waiting for my text message to mask my phone number. Will be requesting a refund from them. Still enjoy your channel.
You say you aren't giving data to DeleteMe because it's already available but they weren't aggregating it until you paid them. Now they have a more complete picture of you than any of the data brokers. If you're collecting data on people, who do you most want to collect it on? Maybe the people that are trying to hide it?
5:11 Yes, the data is already available, but you are helping DeleteMe validate, index, and correlate this data. If they ever decided to sell out, that would increase the value of your data.
If I have a choice between trusting DeleteMe or just letting my data sit out on the open web for any body to find and buy…I’m going with the former.
@@AllThingsSecured Ngl that seems like pretty bad reasoning. I watch a lot of your videos and I think they're super entertaining/educational, but a major aspect of privacy is removing the need to blindly trust organizations.
You don't seem to have any good justification for believing DeleteMe is not indexing your data and waiting to sell it to the highest bidder. To be clear, I am NOT saying that this is what DeleteMe is doing (or that it is a bad company in general), but I do think when you recommend a service, you must hold companies to a higher standard and be exceptionally careful when it comes to providing endorsements.
Given the fact that you create privacy-related content, and presumably have a considerable impact on your viewers' privacy-related decisions, it seems you have a unique responsibility to ensure that the products and services you are advocating are safe and reliable.
Like I said before, I really like your videos. I'm just providing my own perspective.
@@seaborg9946 you’re 100% correct. Optery wrote a blogpost about this very topic about how some of these companies are in bed with data brokers or they outright own them. They mentioned deleteme by name.
Remember, @Seaborg, you can delete this data yourself. At 5:32 he talks about this.
@@CoverageAwarenessStudio Personal information can be indexed by name, phone number, e-mail address, etc.
A while back I went and did all this manually. Services like this are still something I want to consider because every once in a while my info is bound to just pop up somewhere, and perhaps there's some places I missed. I wish our politicians would just do something about this. The way we handle this information is clearly outdated with the modern web.
Minnesota passed "“The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act". It goes into effect next year. Will be interesting to see if any changes when requesting data deleted.
@@iwantgoat it is too late, all of our personal information is globally, which means our government cannot do anything about it in china or many other countries...
Is deleteme safe?
They now have your information “confirmed by you” which is worth more than what anyone can get online. I will do a policy review before even thinking of registering with them
good thing i am an 90s kid and using internet as long as i can remember and subconsciously developed somethings that i do from the first time i created an account till this day... diversification is key never use ONE email for all accounts, never use ONE password never even use ONE service... and other useful thing is to make a habit of going to settings ALWAYS and never assume that the obvious settings are actually defaults
These companies link all your emails together and know it’s one user. It’s actually not complicated to do.
Create lots of "personas" with false data, preferably very favorable data. Never ever put your image, real name, or anything else on the internet that is legit.
Editing and delivery are awesome 👌
Thank you, very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
ATS, you know those creepy "People Search" sites, where i can type in my first and last name and then see all of my addresses, phone numbers, relatives, email addresses, employers, etc? Does DeleteMe address those or just the data brokers thay sell our info to scammers?
Basically, I'm asking will this help stymie the efforts of a creepy person who wants to track me down (assuming all that person knows is my phone number)?
Yes, DeleteMe will work to remove your information from both the regular data broker sites as well as the people search sites.
How do you know if these reports aren’t fake? Has anyone validated their info first, then verified that this company had the info removed from “searchability” as data brokers aren’t really deleting your info.
I'm a Realtor, will Deleteme hurt my marketing presence, folks searching for a realtor or me specifically? Thank you.
The one question not answered: How much does it really cost in terms of money? Are there any costs above the service plan chosen? $129 a year doesn't seem that bad.
What other costs would there be? I haven't paid anything other than the $129 per year. Not sure if that answers your question?
The others are half that.
What happens when you terminate your subscription? Does your “deleted” data reappear?
Yes
Will this service contact local media to remove a person's name from a media story? If not, what services can accomplish this?
I was granted an expungement, so any references to my prior case have been sealed. However, when I run my name through a Google search, my name pops up in a WKYC story with reference to my indictment. I have attempted to contact them myself (with a copy of the expungement order), however, they have not replied to me after several attempts to contact them via email.
Any suggestions?
You can try to contact google to remove it from appearing when someone searches you. In the UK there is a "right to be forgotten" and Google is obligated to remove the publication from search results. In your case, since it was expunged you have a good case. Unfortunately you may have to get a lawyer. The problem is that it was published already so all they can do is just remove it from appearing in a search result.
an expungement only refers to records in the criminal justice system.
your arrest/indictment was a matter of public record at the time & the newspaper was allowed to print it. There is no US law forcing them to remove it from their archives.
@@mungox1 Yes, no doubt about it. However, that doesn't mean there shouldn't be a law requiring this information to be taken down from the internet.
After all, what value is an expungement if potential employers can just Google a applicant's name and find information that is adverse? There needs to be a law mandating the deletion of that information.
If the court carefully considered the matter conducted through a formal hearing and then deemed a person worthy of a second chance and ordered the record expunged (non-violent offender, and not a sex crime charge), then why keep this info circulating on the web in perpetuity?
You will have to get a lawyer. Good luck.
Hi Josh. My computer and phone were just hacked, spammed, scammed, and funds were taken out sent abroad on giftcards. They have all my info. I'm trying to get Apple to investigate but have to call again because the rep's response was "well this happens all the time". What company do you suggest that will help me find my data. Deleteme? Look forward to your response.
Why should I have to pay to remove something that shouldn’t have been up in the first place? 😤😤
you can do it yourself for free . deleteme and others provide a service. services cost money
you can search for the data brokers & do it yourself for free. It takes many hours and you won't find them all. This company & ones like it do the hard work for you.
it costs them money to do it.
lets put your info out there, then charge you to remove it.. shampoo rinse repeat
Hopefully, we can go after "data brokers" like we can with spam callers. We, in the US, can go after spam callers for up to $1500. We need something with teeth that makes it unprofitable or risky to keep our data.
Let's say that data broker X has some information about you, which is "removed." What stops these same brokers, who are constantly buying and selling information among themselves, from simply re-acquiring and re-publishing it?
That happens all the time. That's one of the primary reasons why I have DeleteMe continuing to scan for data that pops up again.
Nothing.
Can you do a comparison between Delete Me and Incogni?
Please reply. Who does the best job, DeleteMe, Optery, or Incogni?
Not Delete Me.
Look into Kanary. All three that you listed state that they share your data with partnering companies which includes analytic and marketing companies. Incogni specifically states Google as the company that they are partnered with for the analytics and that you need to read Google's privacy policy to know how they share your info. BTW, Google will without a doubt share and sell your data again. Kanary was one of the only ones I could find that had a very short and clear privacy policy stating that they don't share or sell your data to anyone else. Everything is handled by themselves for marketing and analytics.
Will this remove court records that come up in a Google search?
You need help with this?
great content as always! Thorough and valuable to the security of consumers :)
Much appreciated, Stef!
How is this even legal for these companies to do this? We are not safe anywhere.
It’s unfortunate, but it’s a reality.
@@AllThingsSecured apparantly. I contacted google and requested that I not be found in their search engine. I only had to provide all the URLs where I saw my personal info. I found seven so far. I also contacted the credit bureau regarding alerts that they were showing my info was shared.
@@littlebitobrandy4099 the thing with Google is, they only show the results of your information being searched. Google itself does not have your information. So, even if Google removes the URLs, the data broker companies still have your information in THEIR databases, in which your information can (and will) be repopulated back on the internet.
This is why services such as DeleteMe exist.
they collect data from public sources. Court records, county property records, others. Once they have it, they can sell it legally.
anybody can look at the data if they know where it is.
Do they put all your info back if you cancel your subscription?
This is a really good question.
I noticed you said that you have to answer questions to confirm your identity via their online portal. Obviously they are making money from subscriptions. Is it within the realm of possibility that a company like this is taking the identity info you are confirming to them and then posting your info on these various sites, therefore giving them more work to do and thus insuring that they are making a steady stream of $$$ from you by continuing to use their services?
If they weren't, they'd be a terrible company to their shareholder base.
Everything is garbage in the world, expect the worst and never engage with your neighbours.
Does it delete my accounts? Or just hide my information and prevent people from being able to search for it
Thanks for your help! This was very useful!
Lifelock is with Norton 360 now and they do the same thing. I am currently trying deleteme right now for one year but I think I’m going to cancel and continue this with Lifelock / Norton 360. Crazy how much of our info is out there
So crazy. 😜
Lifelock is garbage. My friend got screwed by them. Her identity was stolen and they didnt help or reimburse her
Delete me appears to be good and how they do each site and confirm with you but they keep on going up on the price they told me it was $99 I just looked at now is 169 and they make you do it for 2 years
Minnesota passed "“The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act". It goes into effect 2025. Think this will help people from Minnesota?
Here are some questions:
1. Can I have deleteme search for multiple emails (I have a dozen or so)
2. Can I have deleteme search for multiple phone numbers (I have 3)
3. Can I have deleteme search when I have multiple physical addresses?
Yes, you can input several email addresses, phone number and addresses.
Is DeleteMe for US residents only? Or do they provide this service no matter which country you live in please? Thank you 😊🙏
Does a service like DeleteMe help address privacy leaks from data breaches (e.g. Luxottica)? Thanks for such a great channel!
Great vid - just a skeptical question... how does DeleteMe manage data? Is there any way they (the company themselves) harvest data from anyone using their service? For instance, is paying for the service classed as giving them 'permission' to use or otherwise process your data?
Would be pretty ironic if companies like DeleteMe & Incogni turned out to be massive data collection agencies that're trying to 'legally' obtain the data of millions of people through the back door. In essence, condense those hundreds of data collection agencies down to just a small handful... & charge Joe Blogs for the privilege.
Interested to hear your thoughts on this Bro 🤔
i was just thinking the same thing ...
Wow
I believe your response about "reduces Junk Mail?" seems to be more about physical mail. Here in Canada I seem to get little to no junk mail ... maybe it has to do with how our mail carriers handle things here.
My question is how well does it reduce spam and phishing e-mails, if it does at all. I have this weekly barrage of some of the very same email subject lines, but i know they use constantly different email source names … I constantly tried Microsoft blocking and reporting features, even making Rules to delete certain subject line words (trust me Microsoft, I don't ever want an email from ChristianMingle or SilverSingles, delete them without question!), but for some reason the rules don't appear to be working.
I'm wondering if DeleteMe will even make a dent into this issue.
There’s a degree to which a service like DeleteMe can reduce email spam and phishing. A lot of this is on YOU. How you use and give out your email is the best way to reduce spam.
What options are available in a situation where a contact list has been hacked from a email provider and now on Dark Web, I assume ?
Thanks for the thorough video. Question though: you sort of touched on this when you mentioned “facebook” deletion, but I am an actor with online reviews, links, personal website, etc. I WOULD NOT want any of that deleted. I do not want to be totally erased from the internet. The only info I’m interested in having removed is birthdate/ address/ phone number/etc. So, just to confirm: deleteme will only delete personal information such as that? It will not erase the content associated with my name that I actually want online, such as personal website, reviews, social media, etc.? Thank you
Correct. DeleteMe couldn't delete that other information even if they wanted to. They only search the data brokers for your personal information to be deleted.
Think of an acre of land that's a gravel pit. All those rocks are someone (or something) with your information. Companies like Deleteme are like a person with a shovel removing those rocks one bucketful at a time. Sadly, he does not see the guy who removes the bucket, runs around the pile, and throws those rocks right back in.
Why you got to pay for it
Why you want something for free
you can do it yourself for free. They provide a service to save you the trouble.
Services cost money
Hello, I am from India. I want to use this service. But DeleteMe is not available in our country. Any similar alternative for us?
how ironic! in the old days, we had to pay to put our info in White Book or yellow pages which I never done! NOW, we have to pay $$$$$$ to have our Personal Info to be removed.
Scary to think, if you are trying to move away from abusive relationship or stalkers...they can easily find you. Our Privacy Laws sucks!
if your name somehow show up with your info overseas will they be able to removed those info?
Thanks for the video! Are there any alternatives to Delete Me for clients not in the US?
DeleteMe is offering services outside the US here: international.joindeleteme.com
@@AllThingsSecured These are the ONLY international countries supported:
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Republic of Ireland
Italy
The Netherlands
Singapore
United Kingdom
If your country is not listed, rest assured, we are working to bring our service to your region. blablabla
So is the data deleted? Or is the data blocked?
The services are required to delete the data or face legal consequences.
Can you provide multiple addresses and multiple phone numbers that you alone have for them to "delete" or hide from the public?
So, I understand that any previous background checks will be hidden?
Thank you for this review.
Any alternative for Canadian or non US residents?
Check out the international options that DeleteMe offers here: international.joindeleteme.com/
DeleteMe says it's for US citizens only, and data brokers seem like more of a US thing, but you say you're in Thailand... As far as I know, data brokers are illegal here. Would it still be worth it in that case? Is there a possibility my data has shown up on those sites anyway? 🤔
I have tried to look before, but it's very hard to get any decent results without chucking money at the sites.
Do you need help?
They have an international service that you can find here: international.joindeleteme.com
Could you compare DeleteMe with Optery? DeleteMe claims they’ve cleaned up everything, but an Optery scan found 45 other locations that DeleteMe missed 😳
should have a better price for people outside the US since those data brokers mainly target US residents
When a broker removes the info, what's stopping them from adding it back again later? Does the request include a clause to keep it off for a period of time, or does the service re-submit removal requests every so often?
Excellent question, HT2. I believe there are 2 aspects of your personal data within the context of a data broker. One aspect is your data residing on the broker's server. The other aspect is the public display of your data on the broker's website. When you, or a removal service, requests that your data be "removed", you are ONLY addressing aspect 2. In other words, after the removal request your data still resides on their server, but it is tagged as not publicly viewable. The data broker is then able to create a new company, or sell the database to another company, which uses the original database with all of the tags removed. This is why the data brokers refer to such a request as an 'opt out' or 'removal' request. You will never see a data broker refer to it as a 'delete' request. Bottom line: NOTHING is actually being deleted as a result of your request. This is a big game of wack-a-mole until Congress creates consumer protection legislation to put an end to the game.
@@randym4917 oh okay... so basically we're fucked?
@@randym4917 Soooo.....removal services don't really do much for you, do they?
I'm curious if your info from those data brokers get removed how likely does it get readded later on and if that happens is there a way to trace that info to what service you used selling them that info.
It does happen all the time, which is why I always have DeleteMe monitoring on my behalf. And as far as I know, there's not a good way to trace where the data comes from.
Why should any company honor a data delete request coming from some 3rd party company? Even more, if I was a CSO of a company, I would reject all such requests.
No you wouldn't. If you read the privacy policy of most websites/companies, you'll know that they are obligated to remove your data upon request.
@@AllThingsSecured Sure, but on YOUR request, not by request of some 3rd party company. If I had your data for whatever reason and anyone but you contacted me with a request to remove your data, I promise you, the request will not be fulfilled. Or do you expect that if I will send RUclips a request to remove your channel and data, RUclips will just do it?
@@Ostap1974 I assume when you sign up to such a company you give legal delegation for them to act on your behalf, hence you would be legally obligated to remove the data.
@@Ostap1974
So these companies get tens of thousands of opt-out requests a week. Thus..they have simple opt out forms. How are you verifying who is filling out the form? And is it information I could just give to DeleteMe to fill out the form with? Please note...these sites usually don't have SSNs, Driver License Numbers, or any other PII to confirm it is you..they just have the record you are requesting to have removed. And DeleteMe has all the same information as the record...
You give them power of attorney in the sign up process, so they are doing it on your behalf
The link that I clicked on for Delete me is no longer active. I would like to enroll. Will it become active again?
how did they remove your data from some webpage ? if they dont have acces to page ?
how it works if you have personal data and bussines data with same name as personal ?
Thank you for your review
This seems like a semi scam. I mean, companies aren't obligated to listen to DeleteMe's requests, since companies have no way of knowing if it was actually you asking DeleteMe to remove records. So they can just ignore DeleteMe's requests.
Perhaps? But over the past year and a half that I’ve used them, all of the sites do take down my info.
@@AllThingsSecured same. I've been using them for years....
@@AllThingsSecureddid they really take your data down? I'm just doing my best to make all things secure thank you for y'all's time and service
Why deleteme vs the 15 other services that do this same thing? Is there actually a reason or did you just pick one at random and hope?
I haven’t used 15 of them, but I have used a few and after I did my research decided this is the one I wanted to go for.
I'm considering Optery. Is it good?
Could be
When I win the lottery, yes, I'm going to be contacting a tax attorney, financial advisors, etc etc, BUT among the first people I'm going to contact is this guy --- just to tap his brain on all the ways and means to radically reduce my internet footprint BEFORE I claim my prize!
Just so you know, I charge 10% of all lottery winnings 😂
@@AllThingsSecured DEAL!! I won back the value of my purchase price -- $3 -- So when can we meet!? 😜
Will deleteme reduce spam emails?
does delete me sell my data? or do they use for anything else?
Question : if you have a business isn’t counter productive ?
I second your proposed argument!
I'm not sure I understand the question. This is for personal use (erasing your home address, home phone number, etc.), not for a business.
@@AllThingsSecured ok but your name must be in relation with your company ? Maybe I don’t understand. I suppose it means that you are STILL on the web personally but your datas are whipped out of sites maleficients or not desired …?
What’s there website ?
How do I convert my current phone number to a virtual phone number?
Port it to something like Hushed or Google Voice.
@@AllThingsSecured thank you 🙏
@@AllThingsSecured how about a video on using these kinds of services-Hushed or Google voice? Or using the cheapest burner phone number as a way to limit real data?
What company do you recommend?
HI THERE , can you please confirm Delete Me require us to provide ID card on profile ? thank you so much
they need your info so they know what to find.
i did not use deleteme as it did not has any free plan but i did use something similar which had free plan @MineApp but it did not work , it claimed it will send companies email on our behalf to stop sending us emails , but it did not work
I guess you get what you pay for, you know?
deleteme cannot remove voter records. deleteme cannot remove info from every single data broker. new ones pop up all the time.
depending on the state, the government may release voter info out in the wild. the more private option unfortunately is not to vote. the even more private option is to de-register from voting altogether. sadly, voting has a certain risk. some people are willing to take that risk and that is understandable, depending on your situation and willingness for having some level of public info is out there on you.
So your answer is to simply not vote??
strange comment… what’s the location of this device??
Could this also be useful for someone trying to fix an online reputation issue? 😊
it’s a tool to be sure, but reputation usually involves data on places that aren’t as easy to remove.
Our data not being saved by companies should be the default. It is absolutely ridiculous it is an opt out policy. The company should be required to ask if you would like to opt in for “better service” to save and sell your personal data. It is crazy that services like Deleteme are even remotely necessary.
Sir I have two questions. 1. How to delete data permanently from mobile before selling it. 2. If I buy new mobile what will do first to protect data? May I encrypt new smartphone? Is this good?
Deleting the data on your phone depends on which phone you're using. I would look up RUclips videos on "How to prepare a ______ phone to sell".
OFF TOPIC... but are there any SECURE online fax services? I need to send some receipts to a government service that only accepts snail mail or faxes.
Fax, by nature, is insecure. The secure form of fax is called encrypted email 😉
@@AllThingsSecured Thank you for your reply, I was thinking the same thing.
Does this website really delete old accounts on Facebook and Instagram
No, it doesn't.
$96- up front as the lowest rate is awfully steep!
can you make a video on 'account killer' website test and review plzzz
Hey I’m moving soon into a rental they took my social would that show my new address on the lookup people sites
yo
All the spam calls and privacy violations create more unnecessary expenses for the working class. Creating problems such as these would be very profitable. Laws need to change.
Why can't deleteme remove/close/cancel your facebook account? You're giving them the authority to remove data in your name already so why couldn't they do it if you give them your mail (which they already have) and your password and just delete it?
If you want to delete your Facebook account, the last thing you want to do is trust somebody else to do it, especially when it’s really not that complicated.
@@AllThingsSecured Isn’t that what deleteme should do and why you’re using and paying for this service? It’s not only FB, it’s all social media and the other 50 accounts they should take and delete for me, because that’s why they call themselves “deleteme”. But Thanks for the answer, basically they can’t do it, although this could be automated via API as well, like everything else deleteme does.
I have a feeling it would be easier for me to go to 50 social media sites and put in my username and password, and delete the account....then filling out a form on DeleteMe with 50 different passwords and URLs... And if people are using the same username and password for 50 different social media sites with no MFA enabled....they have a lot of other security concerns to be worried about.
FB and such don't have a way for third parties to request removal.
We live in Orwellian times.
God bless you brother cheers
How does deleteme compare to optery?
It would be nice if it could erase medical records and things of that nature. I've always felt embarrassed and uncomfortable with doctors keeping all of my history for so many years.
Yea, I know. Sorry.
@@AllThingsSecured This topic would make a good youtube podcast!
databrokers do not have any of your medical record, they only have publicly available info. Doctors & hospitals are bound by HIPAA to keep your medical records private, they don't have such an option and never will.
that will never happen. Doctors & hospitals control the info & won't let third parties have access to it.
Is there a service that is actually decent?
dose this work in the UK?
No.
I wonder if he's being sponsored by Deleteme? 🤔
I wonder if they can get you off political call lists from the Democrats and Republicans etc...?
Wouldn't that be nice? 😂
I wonder how this works with Europe. Would it be as effective as an America?
Not 100% sure, but you can check out their international service here: international.joindeleteme.com
Basically showed me that i do not need this, regardless how many times youtubers praise this to death. Sponsorships are getting annoying af
😂 you see ads all the time for products you don’t need.
@@AllThingsSecured yes, but usually its very easy to tell that ya dont need them, but this genuinely sounded interesting, until i found out the service it offers isnt even an issue im having
a follow up on the first question you were asked, are you sure that they don't request the data for them selfs as well as request the deletion, and what makes you so sure
terrible company they missed tons of my data with a basic search i found it why couldn't they. then special request they max you at 10. you end of cleaning up going to each site requesting to be removed anyways.
this is awesome seems like a great service. i may have to try it
That login portal must be really addictive to a paranoid user.
When its gonna be available for European users?
It is for some countries: international.joindeleteme.com
Can delete me hide previous and current court cases such as being arrested, filing bankruptcy, and current job.
I'm not 100% sure...you'll have to reach out and ask them.
Try using incogni
I did and so far their customer service is nearly nonexistent!!!
I thought that these service work that they send ALL your data to these brokers to check weather they have them or not so if they did not have my data, they have it now. This is my main concern spreading my info to all these brokers and trust these mofos to delete my data. I don't know about that.
No, they are not *sending* your data to the brokers. They are checking what is publicly available and then making requests to take it down.
Data Brokers and Gossip are like Margarine, easy to spread and bad for your health....one big headache without the pain.
I can just use the tlo system to look up ya info