I use Delete Me and Optery and I’m going to do this too.
If you live in California and you want to take advantage of the state-run portal that tells all registered data brokers to delete your data instead of having to send an individual request to every single one, here is what you need to know: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool
Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy. It's called a DROP request. ...
www.eff.org
July 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I use Delete Me and Optery and I’m going to do this too.
This is an incredible resource — and as someone who has unthinkingly paid DeleteMe for years, led me to sign up for Optery instead.
We joined forces with @tallpoppy.bsky.social to evaluate seven different people-search removal services. Today we’re releasing the full report of our findings.
New Report: Data Defense: Evaluating People-Search Site Removal Services - Innovation at Consumer Reports
CR joined forces with Tall Poppy to evaluate seven different people-search removal services. The full report reveals our findings.
innovation.consumerreports.org
August 8, 2024 at 11:42 PM
This is an incredible resource — and as someone who has unthinkingly paid DeleteMe for years, led me to sign up for Optery instead.
No time like the present to improve your opsec:
-use a data broker opt out service like EasyOptOuts or Optery
-switch to Signal
-use a VPN
-use a data broker opt out service like EasyOptOuts or Optery
-switch to Signal
-use a VPN
January 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
No time like the present to improve your opsec:
-use a data broker opt out service like EasyOptOuts or Optery
-switch to Signal
-use a VPN
-use a data broker opt out service like EasyOptOuts or Optery
-switch to Signal
-use a VPN
New from 404 Media: a data removal/privacy service called Optery planned to send its users' data to OpenAI, turned on the setting for customers by default. After a privacy-focused forum noticed, Optery reversed course, now opt-in only www.404media.co/privacy-serv...
Privacy Service Optery Faces Backlash After Plan to Send OpenAI User Data
Optery initially planned to send users' data to OpenAI by default, but walked back the decision over the weekend.
www.404media.co
September 23, 2024 at 6:35 PM
New from 404 Media: a data removal/privacy service called Optery planned to send its users' data to OpenAI, turned on the setting for customers by default. After a privacy-focused forum noticed, Optery reversed course, now opt-in only www.404media.co/privacy-serv...
We often talk to journalists about likely attacks from trolls. One of the most common ways trolls get your personal data (e.g., email, phone number) is through data brokers. If you haven't already, it's a very good time to invest in a data broker opt-out service (e.g., DeleteMe, Optery).
November 13, 2024 at 2:50 AM
We often talk to journalists about likely attacks from trolls. One of the most common ways trolls get your personal data (e.g., email, phone number) is through data brokers. If you haven't already, it's a very good time to invest in a data broker opt-out service (e.g., DeleteMe, Optery).
Optery finds your personal info, proves it with screenshots, and removes it for you. You're busy; let Optery do the work.
#Optery #Cybersecurity #PrivacyProtection
#Optery #Cybersecurity #PrivacyProtection
March 19, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Optery finds your personal info, proves it with screenshots, and removes it for you. You're busy; let Optery do the work.
#Optery #Cybersecurity #PrivacyProtection
#Optery #Cybersecurity #PrivacyProtection
An optery account ain’t hurt neither for keeping your home info off the pay sites.
September 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
An optery account ain’t hurt neither for keeping your home info off the pay sites.
I use Optery and it’s worked well so far. I did my whole family because I would pop up when someone would look them up and vice versa. I’m sure almost any service would work given your desired budget.
January 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I use Optery and it’s worked well so far. I did my whole family because I would pop up when someone would look them up and vice versa. I’m sure almost any service would work given your desired budget.
Also, if you were affected by some Reddit data breach or another a few years back, you might be entitled to the expensive Optery subscription for free. (I was.) Search your email; I’d missed the notices the first few dozen times, apparently.
August 8, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Also, if you were affected by some Reddit data breach or another a few years back, you might be entitled to the expensive Optery subscription for free. (I was.) Search your email; I’d missed the notices the first few dozen times, apparently.
Some data brokers are now making you submit your ID and formal legal paperwork, i have to pay Optery like 30 bucks a month to handle it
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Some data brokers are now making you submit your ID and formal legal paperwork, i have to pay Optery like 30 bucks a month to handle it
Superheroes @yael.bsky.social and @hypatia.bsky.social put together some great research comparing the efficacy of anti-data broker services. Tl;dr: None are perfect, but optery sounds relatively strong. Check that out: www.consumerreports.org/electronics/...
Services That Delete Your Data From People-Search Sites Don’t Work Very Well, Study Finds - Consumer Reports
A Consumer Reports study evaluated people-search removal services and found they generally don't work very well.
www.consumerreports.org
November 13, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Superheroes @yael.bsky.social and @hypatia.bsky.social put together some great research comparing the efficacy of anti-data broker services. Tl;dr: None are perfect, but optery sounds relatively strong. Check that out: www.consumerreports.org/electronics/...
Fucking love deleteme. I don’t know about optery but DM is some of the best money I’ve ever spent
June 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Fucking love deleteme. I don’t know about optery but DM is some of the best money I’ve ever spent
See your exposed profile before removal. See that it is gone afterward. Only #Optery provides visual proof of both.
#OnlinePrivacy #DataProtection
#OnlinePrivacy #DataProtection
September 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
See your exposed profile before removal. See that it is gone afterward. Only #Optery provides visual proof of both.
#OnlinePrivacy #DataProtection
#OnlinePrivacy #DataProtection
Director of Sales, Dan, helps grow #Optery for Business by working with enterprises to remove employees’ personally identifiable information from the open web. Here's a good read from one of the "Faces of Optery"
https://www.optery.com/faces-of-optery-dan-cunnane/
https://www.optery.com/faces-of-optery-dan-cunnane/
Faces of Optery: Dan Cunnane
Faces of Optery introduces Dan Cunnane, Director of Sales, whose customer-first perspective and competitive mindset guide his work with enterprise customers.
www.optery.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Director of Sales, Dan, helps grow #Optery for Business by working with enterprises to remove employees’ personally identifiable information from the open web. Here's a good read from one of the "Faces of Optery"
https://www.optery.com/faces-of-optery-dan-cunnane/
https://www.optery.com/faces-of-optery-dan-cunnane/
This is a good list. I've also had good luck with Optery. Kinda pricey, but thus far it has worked very well.
February 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is a good list. I've also had good luck with Optery. Kinda pricey, but thus far it has worked very well.
Optery is going to start using OpenAI to generate opt out reports. Time to cancel. #privacy #surveilance #openai #databrokers
September 19, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Optery is going to start using OpenAI to generate opt out reports. Time to cancel. #privacy #surveilance #openai #databrokers
Today’s scams look real because they’re built using exposed personal data.
Reduce your digital footprint and automate personal info removal with Optery. #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Optery
Reduce your digital footprint and automate personal info removal with Optery. #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Optery
August 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Today’s scams look real because they’re built using exposed personal data.
Reduce your digital footprint and automate personal info removal with Optery. #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Optery
Reduce your digital footprint and automate personal info removal with Optery. #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Optery
i looked at deleteme too! lemme check out optery.
April 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
i looked at deleteme too! lemme check out optery.
Paying a few hundred dollars for Optery for a year immediately felt worth it when a defendant client made it clear he had been googling me 😅
May 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Paying a few hundred dollars for Optery for a year immediately felt worth it when a defendant client made it clear he had been googling me 😅
Thank you, Kelcie, for moving me to finally act. I chose Optery, but regardless of the service one selects, the cost for privacy is minimal and worth it.
June 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Thank you, Kelcie, for moving me to finally act. I chose Optery, but regardless of the service one selects, the cost for privacy is minimal and worth it.
How effective are data broker removal services like DeleteMe and Optery?
March 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
How effective are data broker removal services like DeleteMe and Optery?
5/ Review privacy settings. Use a VPN. Be VERY wary of phishing. Consider data removal services like DeleteMe or Optery.
March 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
5/ Review privacy settings. Use a VPN. Be VERY wary of phishing. Consider data removal services like DeleteMe or Optery.
Are they American and have they paid taxes? If so I’ve got bad news for you…
With that being said, Optery, DeleteMe, and PrivacyBee.
With that being said, Optery, DeleteMe, and PrivacyBee.
February 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Are they American and have they paid taxes? If so I’ve got bad news for you…
With that being said, Optery, DeleteMe, and PrivacyBee.
With that being said, Optery, DeleteMe, and PrivacyBee.
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Optery and Carahsoft Partner to Bring Personal Data Removal to Public Sector
Optery, a leader in enterprise personal data removal, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, today announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as…
techintelpro.com
September 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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It can be rough to stand up for something when people are threatening you, whether it's general bigotry or targeted.
Whatever you do, it's worth subscribing to a security service that removes your info from sites where people can pay for it. Something equivalent to optery in your region.
Whatever you do, it's worth subscribing to a security service that removes your info from sites where people can pay for it. Something equivalent to optery in your region.
April 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It can be rough to stand up for something when people are threatening you, whether it's general bigotry or targeted.
Whatever you do, it's worth subscribing to a security service that removes your info from sites where people can pay for it. Something equivalent to optery in your region.
Whatever you do, it's worth subscribing to a security service that removes your info from sites where people can pay for it. Something equivalent to optery in your region.