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See where your name, address and phone number end up, and how to pull them back out of people-search sites and broker files.
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- Data removal services compared: what you get for the subscription
- MyLife opt-out: removing your profile and its reputation score
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Check a business before you sign or pay: state filings, licenses, complaint records and the warning signs. We also explain how registries and tax IDs work in Argentina, Chile and elsewhere in Latin America.
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FastPeopleSearch opt-out, step by step
The FastPeopleSearch opt-out in order: the first form, the emailed link to open within 24 hours, the second form, the wait, and what to do if you come back.
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Faraday bag for your phone: when it helps, and which kind to buy
A good Faraday bag cuts every signal to your phone while it is sealed. What it blocks, what it doesn't, how to test one at home, and which kind to buy.
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DeleteMe vs Incogni: how the two removal services differ
DeleteMe vs Incogni compared on coverage, repeat requests, reports, custom removals and refunds, plus who each suits and when doing it yourself is enough.
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How to remove your home address from Google search
Where your address shows up in Google, which removal route fits each kind of result, and what Google will not take down. A calm, step by step routine.
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How to stop prescreened credit and insurance offers
Prescreened card and insurance offers start in your credit file. How the official opt out works, how to read the notice and what the opt out will not stop.
- Online Safety
Fake delivery texts before the holidays: how to check them
Fake delivery texts peak as holiday parcels ship. How to spot the usual lures, check with the carrier yourself, and what to do if you already tapped.
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A name, an ID number, a birth date and an address are personal data, even when a public office holds them. Laws such as Argentina's Law 25.326, the European GDPR and the new state privacy laws in the United States give you a right to see what a company keeps about you and, in many cases, to have it corrected or deleted. The guides here show how to use those rights, one request at a time.