BrikoXM to TechnologyEnglish · 4 months agoIt’s not worth paying to be removed from people-finder sites, study saysarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkIt’s not worth paying to be removed from people-finder sites, study saysarstechnica.comBrikoXM to TechnologyEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square1fedilinkfile-text
The best removal rate was less than 70%, and that didn’t beat manual opt-outs. Study: https://innovation.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Data-Defense_-Evaluating-People-Search-Site-Removal-Services-.pdf
minus-squareeskimofry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoWait, these people finder sites need a subscription? That’s the opposite of what they’re trying to do.
Wait, these people finder sites need a subscription? That’s the opposite of what they’re trying to do.