Afaict, these are all recurring subscriptions. Is there any reason not to signup for a month or two and then cancel, maybe repeat every couple years? The sub is more of a continuous monitoring thing?
I assume they wouldn't just "undo" their opt-outs?
I'd prefer a one-time payment over that darn subscription-recurring-revenue-model.
The month or two thing will work for some exposures, but the bummer reality is that these sites are terrible and the worst of them take persistence and escalation to remove, which can take some time.
(I've been working for one of the aforementioned—Kanary—for about a year now on this sort of thing.)
Re: undoing opt-outs, we do not do that, but data brokers will re-surface your information again if they find it elsewhere.
Adding my own personal experience with Incogni (owned by SurfShark); I feel like I’m getting my money’s worth as far as data brokers contacted automatically on my behalf (100+).
Any idea on how to remove records on Intelius where the email is not yours but the rest of the data is accurate? I just subscribed to Kanary few days ago, great service!
Thanks! Their removal process is awful and requires 'email verification' even though half their info on you is often incorrect. Who have them the right to 'verify' us... anyway...
To get past this, create a burner email (gmail or duckduckgo or mozilla or hey or icloud) that looks at least a little bit human, send a very angry sounding email to privacy@intelius.com and cc privacy@peopleconnect.us (the company that owns intelius, zabasearch, uspeoplesearch... and a few other spam sites).
Tell them you tried to use their form and it's broken and not showing correct info. You may need to verify your bday or past addresses in an email exchange, but once you do this with 2 or 3 emails, they'll suppress your info from public search. DO NOT send them government ID, even if they ask for it, insist you've already provided enough verification.
Include if you're a Californian / Colorado / EU / Iowa / Utah / Connecticut resident, or if you've had any harassment / stalking issues in the past. (this context provides you with legal leverage if they don't comply with your request - so including it helps you get a faster response)
If they give you anymore trouble beyond that, reach out to our team hello [at] kanary.com. We'll help you escalate the issue.
(I'm well aware that outsourcing the job carries its own risks... nonetheless there's an opportunity here.)