Does DeleteMe Work?? My experience erasing my online data
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- It's easy to find your personal information online, but much harder to get it erased. A service like DeleteMe claims to do this for you but...how effective is it? I've been testing the service for the past month, and here's what I've found. Check out DeleteMe here: www.allthingssecured.com/try/...
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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Introduction to DeleteMe
0:35 - Initial DeleteMe Setup
3:45 - First DeleteMe Privacy Report
6:33 - DeleteMe Pros
7:11 - DeleteMe Cons
8:11 - Final Thoughts
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Knowing that your personal information can be collected and used WITHOUT your consent can be extremely scary. In this video, Josh walks you through the initial setup of DeleteMe and reviews the pros and cons of the services it provides in reducing your digital footprint.
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I had EXACTLY this question. I want my data deleted but I couldn't spend the money without knowing the data actually got deleted and they did more than nothing 😅 Thank you for this!!
So glad this was helpful, Tay. I know what you mean - it felt like a high price up front.
Thanks for the video, Josh. Been looking into this service and was definitely curious on your take. Appreciate you running this experiment!
Thanks, Nick! I appreciate you bringing this to my attention to check out.
This video is NOT sponsored by DeleteMe...I had a friend ask me about whether the service was any good, so I decided to give it a try and film the result. If this was helpful, you can get 20% off using this link: www.allthingssecured.com/try/deleteme-yt
I held off on using them for years, b/c someone who used to work at one of these places said they send customer's sensitive info offshore, and the manual work is done there (India? The Philipines?). This is how they keep the price competitive. He also said these companies have been hacked. I think it's a good service, but definitely Risky.
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Thanks we were using reputation defenders in the USA for about four years and they were charging us for $49 a month and it went up to $59 a month and it was impossible to cancel that subscription. They kept on saying you have to speak to a person that’s assigned to you and nobody would get back in touch with us so we’re gonna try this service... 🙏🏽.. Nobody should be able to have access to your personal information that way I think America is nuts for allowing that
Affiliate links are agreements that allow you to make money. Dishonest semantic.
In todays world as we know it, nothing is secure,the hackers seem to be a head of all these companies,example At&t had a data breach.seems all these security companies mean well. Scary world,,
It's funny how you have to give them all your information (It's needed for it to work). Five years from now they'll have a data breach 😂
I was thinking the same
I mean yeah... It's risky, but there's also no other way of doing it honestly.
Except, you don't give them *all* of you data.
You don’t give them all your data your driver’s license you can black out also they only ask for general info already known I literally put in my name date of birth ( dont worry no social SS needed) and they pulled up everything about me it was insane old phone numbers addresses family friends crazy shit
Thanks for sharing with us. Its so much information about privacy and especially your explanation is clear and front!
No problem, glad this was helpful!
Another excellent video Bro...I'm about to use that service
Good to hear. Let me know how it goes for you, Thomas.
DeleteMe has profoundly changed its format, it's really complicated. They changed it in 2024
Good info. Thanks!
Snagged that promo. Thanks fam!
Very nice And Informative Video thanks for sharing this important video
Nice intro to the service. I have been working on this and went the do it yourself route. It takes more time, but I was wanting to learn some more in the process and didn't mind. I have noticed that my information appears to be gone from the sites that I opt out - but if I do a google search it still has results that point to the sites that I opted out. If I click into them, they are gone - so it appears it is more of a search engine indexing. I figure you may be in a similar situation with the paid route, any idea how long it takes to get de-goggled? Just for reference, I started about 11/11 so it has been about a month. Currently opted out of ~75 sites ;)
Thanks, Warren! Yea, it will take a few weeks or maybe even more before Google removes the search result from their database. It depends on how often their bot crawls that website.
You can also request to Google manually to remove cached indexed information also.
@@simuman How do you do this?
@@BKLNsF1nest you can find google contact info by googling.
Good job, thanks.
I decided to join the web, but it only for US residents, and I live in Kuwait, Middle East, so is there any alternatives ? or apps that could do the job ?
I requested deletion on several sites but they refused and stated because it is in the public domain and not protected. Several went further to say that they would only consider it if I had and would submit documented evidence of stalking, harassment, etc. What is DeleteMe's success with this reality?
Need help?
It would also be nice if services like Facebook made deleting data easier. E.g. I had to go through all my profile pictures and cover photo folders individually to delete. Then I had to go through all my other folders untagging myself.
Yea, I know what you mean. It's the price we're now paying for being so naive early on in our Facebook lives :) For what it's worth, I published a video about your data on Facebook (ua-cam.com/video/Lu5yAff7xPI/v-deo.html) but the end result is that it's easier to just remove it from public view than to actually delete it. Unless you're willing to delete your entire Facebook profile.
I've been looking for a service like this. I'm going to try it out myself and see how I feel and let my dad know. We've struggled to get some of the stuff removed ourselves this could be beneficial
Yea, it’s nice to let someone do it who knows what they’re doing.
Great post. Thanks
Glad it was helpful, Tony!
Genuine question: are those broker companies being paid? Are they removing data only temporarily for the time DeleteMe is re-asking them to remove? Have you had any data resurface in one of those after using the service?
Brokers do get paid for the data (not by DeleteMe) and they sometimes do re-add your information when they happen to scrape it again from a different location.
Do I have to pay ever year or just 1 time ???
I prefer Optery.
That's great. I'm glad you're getting your info removed.
is this less useful for people outside the US? i dont use the services you show, what if i just want my unique name removed from searches etc?
Funny the wealthy never ever needs this kind of service! We are all important enough to have our inform from the greedy! Thank you for sharing! 😑
Glad you enjoyed it, Octavia!
The wealthy are the people who own these data sites.
I can't understand If I registered in a website will this service ask to delete my info like for example my amazon account which I use ? or does it only ask for deleting my data with unauthorithed websites?
I want to know this too
What are your criteria to determine if a site or company is trustworthy?
That's a really, really good question. And I don't think there's a definitive answer to that. A lot of people trust Apple. A lot of people adamantly don't. A lot of people trust trust Facebook. A lot of people adamantly don't.
In the end, for me it's a combination of transparency, history and communication. In this case, I know who runs DeleteMe, they've been around for many years without issue, and they communicate via email and social media well. Until one of those breaks down, I'd rather put my trust there than in these data brokers.
Great Question, Great Answer.
Thanks!
I just purchased it. You do not have to give social security number . It did request name dob , addresses , relatives names and there is an area where you can upload your drivers license but you can black out your pic , drivers license number . It took a week to get report and my info is on way more websites then what you showed unless I’m misunderstanding the report I read. I did not give out my Social security number or bank info etc and apparently my b date ajd address and relatives are all over the place. I think it’s crazy that brokers are even allowed to just splash peoples private info all over the internet. I never even thought my info was out like that until my co worker told me she was nosy and looked up everyone she worked with and easily found their age , address and marital status etc.
How about credit and if your buying a house will that be hidden?
Hi i found out that there so many facebook accounts under my phone number . Is there any chance deleteme could possible help me ?
Just what I was looking for
What is the ownership structure of the company? Shell / hidden corporations / owners?
No, it seems to be pretty transparent on their website.
Qestion. ok, let's say they found a site that they requested one's info to be removed. What happens if the site doesn't or don't (include both scenario's) want to remove you infomation?? I didn't see where you covered that in the video. I think this is a very possibility. Thanks good vid.
Any site that is based in the US, the EU (from GDPR) or associated countries is required by law to honor removal requests.
Great video but i am not sure I would want to give one company all that information about myself. Do you know if it's open-source? Imagine if they got hacked ........ all your info would be in the wrong hands. I know any company can be hacked but not many companies I use would have all that information on me.
Great point, Ryan. And while you're absolutely right to be worried about who you give your data to, you have to remember that the data you are providing is already freely available on the internet. It's also not your ID or financial information.
Limited to US residents only or am I missing something?
No, that's right. And I apologize I didn't make that more clear in the video.
How secure is this site.?
I mean I'm giving my information to them as well.
So when you quit paying do they sell all your information...so they give you something in writing saying they won't?
Something interesting. I did this and had my data removed. Somehow since I’m a junior a lot of the data migrated to my dads name. I just paid for the service for him too. That way I know if it pops back up something shady is going on.
Not a bad idea. I do it for my family members as well.
Will this work on removing someones felony from search results which happened 15 years ago? Asking for friend.
Great question. I don't think it will. That kind of work is something a reputation management company would get into, but it's much more expensive and time-consuming.
Core Dream Studios; I suggest your friend put a security freeze on his Lexis Nexis/Sage Stream credit report and request a copy of your report, do it via certified mail, do not do it on the phone or online. Lexis Nexis/Sage Stream are collecting all public records from the courts to county records, and they supply this info to Transunion, Equifax and Experian. As for a felony I believe the law says they can only go back 7 years, so if its 10 years old you should have no problem removing it from lexis Nexis.
These websites are very easy to remove your private information from.... Scroll to the bottom of the page and there's a removal option. It takes 30 minutes....
great video! Shame it only works in the US
Yea, that is a bummer
Can anyone recommend a similar sort of service for UK/I /EU residents? Thanks
You need help?
Great video
Man, if companies made deleting data easier to do it yourself as well...
It's super-frustrating that they can make it so complicated to request your PERSONAL, IDENTIFIABLE information to be removed.
@@AllThingsSecured Companies ARE the biggest Data Brokers.
Why does this process have to be repeated? If you remove the data is it removal not permanent?
Unfortunately no. These data scraping companies are constantly scraping new data.
Hey josh is a possible to use multiple authentication apps?
Yes, it is. Authentication is simply a mathematical algorithm, so you can use as many as you want.
This is only public data? Like my phone number address & email? Nothing else right?
If you start paying once it's an endless money pit. At the end of the day we are doomed by our past and future.
Good info
Does this also help with junk mail (paper!) I once gave some money to an organization and now my mailbox is filled with mail for donations to all kind of organizations I never heard of...
Unfortunately no. This won’t help you now, but for the future I suggest you start using a virtual mailbox address as your “giveaway” address.
@@AllThingsSecured Yes we have this and one use it for essential mail.
We are moving and don’t use the USPS address update “service” witch makes things only worse. However the new occupant will keep receiving all the junk mail intended for us 😩
@Mac Expert There's a service that removes you from junk mail, I forget the name but you can google. I used them and it works.
Noob question. Do they delete info associated with you Phone Number?
Say something like NumLookup or something like that where you can see all the info.
What about Google Searches?
I think it should work with the phone number registries, but when it comes to Google searches, that's a completely different animal. There are entire "reputation firms" that work on stuff like that and it's not cheap since it's a very manual process.
@@AllThingsSecured thank you. I’m new to this field. I think the number registries is enough I think.
is it more like "remove me temporarily"?
Can you provide the first report that you received? (Censored, obviously!😝)
I showed a portion of one of the reports in the video. What more are you looking to see?
Thanks for the video. Very interesting stuff. I think that this would be a useful service for me and others who are in the Crypto market.
Yea, I hadn't thought of that particular use case, but you're right. Thanks, Whitie!
Good video
I did all of this myself... deleted, it didn't take hours to do because I knew what I was doing... I am not a bot either and I work a lot faster than the majority of all humans...
That's awesome! There are definitely ways to do it manually, although now you have to KEEP doing it because new websites pop up and the data brokers continually buy your data again. So just make sure you schedule time to go through and delete it all again in a couple months.
@@AllThingsSecured I did this myself a few years ago also, wasn't too bad. But I'm sure I missed something that deleteme would easily find.
What data does this remove?
Mostly your name, address, phone number, family relations, age, court records and other such personal info.
Glad I read this comment.
Thx!
Dating website will it work for them
Does such a service exist for Canadians?
I was so happy when I got help deleting bad reviews at *ABCHACKERS⨀COM* after fallen to so many scams. Thanks so much.
What is yuber ?
Only for the USA. Anything like this for the other 4/5 of the planet?
Not only for the USA. Try this: international.joindeleteme.com
The ATS promo code still works there too, I believe.
Lame, it's only for US customers.
Yea, sorry I failed to mention that in the video.
It would have been nice to mention what “Laws” (Federal or State) that empowers this service to remove data (in other words, I’m sure that sites/brokers don’t do this out of the “Goodness-of-their-hearts”).
So if you (Josh) or anyone else out there can tell me what power (and/or Law) gives this company (or anyone) the “Right” to request/order companies to remove info then I’d be interested in knowing this (THANKS👍).
There is no single law and it changes from state to state; however if you ask a company to remove your info and they do not they are always going to do it so they don't risk getting sued. They don't care, they have billions of records and hardly anyone requests to stop. Sometimes they will do updates and re-enter your info and you will have to request it taken down again, but if you request they have to take it down in most areas.
The FCRA governs many (NOT all) of these sites and its a federal law.
They just go to a ton of sites and opt you out of their services. Like taking yourself off whitepages but they do it with a shit ton of websites
Why would the data collection companies just delete your info just by asking?
They have spent money acquiring it. in order to make even more selling it.
If somebody didn't know asked you to take a $10 bill out of you wallet and set it on fire - would you?
Because by the law, data brokers don't have the right to spread anyone's personal info. If they refuse, you can take them to court, and you'll win the case.
Hello! I too live in Thailand and would like to talk to you about adding your serices to some of my clients. Can we get together to talk business? I am in Jomtien Beach area.
I know someone that can help... Let me know if you still need the service
Why is it important to have it removed? I'm just curious. Personally I don't care if anyone wants to look me up, am I that important?
They show stuff like your address
So. Why is it I should believe they aren't doing more than deleting it? Like backing it up and forwarding to alphabet boys?
You refer to DeleteMe as "them". WHO ARE THEY?, WHERE ARE THEY FROM (OUTSIDE U.S.)?
You mean Abine? It’s a company based in Boston.
Do not use it. You have to give your information to them so they can “take it down”…really??? They take it down one month, then it’s back up in 3. You stop your subscription, and everything goes back online.
Heck, they might even be victimizing you (like, what a “better business model” to collect the info under the guise of trust and then extort you to take it down)
If that's your threat model, I'm not going to try to convince you otherwise. But for everyone else out there, "giving your information" that is already freely available on the internet is hardly scary. What's scary to me is allowing that information to remain out in the open.
@@AllThingsSecured Definitely, but Americans should wake up and get these privacy laws changed. I should have to opt in to my public facing internet record instead of some service scrapping it and doing it for me. Further, I should be in charge of its accuracy and the information it displays. Lastly, that listing should be regulated such that I can take it down just as easy. There should be a single source of truth that’s accurate. Not 1000 partially accurate fragments competing for a purchase of me!!! (isn’t it sick just saying it? - I never put myself up for sale. It is no better than Human Trafficking, and I believe - it’s all same people)
Some might feel strange about this, but we really have done a crap job of updating our privacy laws to protect ourselves - EU has GDPR, and we have DeleteMe - a business!!! In fact, the only real privacy protection is for businesses, you know, those agreements we never read when using the software, but allows them to walk away guilt free and harm anyone they want. (And the victim becomes the one to blame)
We can access information and each other too quickly for it to all be available to the world. (Whereas my mother’s “white pages” were out of date by the time it hit my doorstep, and it took 7 minutes to find just a name, blah, blah)
Anyway, that’s my rant. I’ll quit bugging you, but I’d personally avoid this service and instead petition your congressman and/or senator. Also, if you have access, talk you your local law enforcement agencies to get an idea of how to handle such issues. Keep reporting to federal agencies, and then some!
@@diomedtmc2124 The only way it's legal for companies to post our private info online, is because we are given the option to opt out. It's a loophole, the system is broken. This should be illegal, period. There's a young woman in Calif. who helped draft legislation to protect women's rights (after she was assaulted at her university) It passed through congress unanimously and is now law. If legislation were drafted to protect people's privacy, it should pass through congress easily, especially with ID theft a huge issue now.
It's better to do it by yourself
Why’s that?
What a joke. You got to pay a monthly fee for some clowns to take down your online info. Murica land of the free.
So basically you just gave them all your information that was ever associated with you, and now they have it in their database! :(
Oh for goodness sake 😝 I'm giving them only the information that is ALREADY freely available on the internet and asking them to make requests to take it down. It's a pretty simple concept.
🤦🏾♂️ so you’re gonna give all your personal information to an online company to see if online companies have your personal information? Don’t you think it’s possibly they will suppress your footprint online until you are no longer subscribed? It’s very hard to not believe you are affiliated with this company. It’s like selling books on how to get rich, but the actual way to get rich is actually in selling the books 🤦🏾♂️.
? If deleteme assisted the data brokers then nobody would want to use deleteme. It would make no sense for deleteme to remove your data and then somehow bring it back once you stop paying. That's asking for negative reviews.
@@coolmoviescool But youd have no way of knowing they're doing that.
Wow talk about a well done scam
Good job deleteme! There's sucker born every day
It’s interesting to me that people think this is a scam. If this information is already freely available online, why should DeleteMe care if I give it to them to have it removed? What do they gain?
And now they have every conceivable detail about you.
Brilliant lol. Wtf is wrong with people..
be private with utopia p2p ecosystem
Never heard of it. What is it?
Yes and I do comply myself my children are not allowed to go on the internet they do not own cell phones if they do not do not comply if they are not complete Christians like I raise them they will get spanked regardless of the law we are Conservative Christian Republicans they get 30 minutes of supervised closely provision when they go on the computer nightly and the rest they must do their homework beside that me and my wife have single beds in the same room we don't have sex sex is only for procreation and you people will really that one time if you don't believe in Jesus you're not going to happen that's the way it is