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  1. Having done data broker opt-outs manually using the Big Ass Data Broker Opt Out List ( https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li... ), very little of the process can be automated. Intentionally. A few of these services…
    comment by 3RTB297 · 2026-05-18 · in Show HN: Auto-identity-remove – Automated data broker opt-out runner for macOS
  2. https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li... is a useful place to start for opting out. As of this writing, this list does not include Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), a data broker mentioned in the article.
    comment by identigral · 2025-07-14 · in Data brokers are selling flight information to CBP and ICE
  3. This kind of thing feels better left to trusted 1st parties, oneself. Link to a list of data broker opt out methods: https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li...
    comment by j-bos · 2024-03-14 · in CEO of data privacy company Onerep.com founded dozens of people-search firms
  4. Closest thing I can find to roll your own. https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li...
    comment by nickthegreek · 2024-02-06 · in Mozilla Monitor Plus: automatically remove your personal info from data brokers
  5. Summary of what was posted earlier: 1) this is just a onerep rebrand. 2) there's this list: https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li... 3) a yn startup called optery is a competitor, kanary is also decent I think. I…
    comment by fdgadfagfgd · 2024-02-06 · in Mozilla's new service removes your personal info from data brokers
  6. This should have all that and more: https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li...
    comment by dublinben · 2024-01-14 · in How to delete your data from data brokers
  7. https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li... I always go back to this list every year or so to look through the major ones. At least for my relatively unpublic life, I have never gotten readded after the initial time I…
    comment by _huayra_ · 2024-01-14 · in How to delete your data from data brokers
  8. Generally I google my name for those directory data broker type websites every so often and see if any of the listings match up with my name/addresses I've been at (I have a fairly unique ethnic last name). Then I go through the process to…
    comment by ydnaclementine · 2023-02-27 · in Ask HN: How do you manage your digital footprint in 2023?
  9. There are probably way too many data aggregators out there to keep track of completely, but theres definitely a few github repos I've seen that keep lists of both the companies and their opt-out procedures (some with automation). This is…
    comment by spmurrayzzz · 2022-09-20 · in DRUIDS: Datadog Reusable User Interface Design System
  10. https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li... It's a pain to do, but it really helps to opt out of data broker lists. I have a reminder to do this once per year, and only the "diff" of my life updates show up (e.g.…
    comment by _huayra_ · 2021-11-26 · in Ask HN: What steps do you take to protect yourself and your family online?
  11. It is not a service but a github page with helpful content which I recently came across. This has list of databrokers and their links to opt-out. https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li...
    comment by rasikjain · 2020-10-20 · in Ask HN: Best service to remove you from data brokers?
  12. I've seen this posted in a few places now. It lists out several of these sites with information about how to opt-out. Results may vary. https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li...
    comment by atomicfiredoll · 2020-09-21 · in Companies can track your phone’s movements to target ads
  13. https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-Li... Here's a big list of the various companies that track you and your data and the methods for which to opt-out of their lists. It takes an afternoon to go through, but it's not…
    comment by Balgair · 2020-09-21 · in I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)