Master List of Data Broker Opt-Out Links

Re:Master List of Data Broker Opt-Out Links by FussyZeus on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @08:09AM (#13175660)

I completed the top one and it was a ton of work, can anyone comment on the effectiveness of actually doing all this?

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Re:Master List of Data Broker Opt-Out Links by WinstonCompany on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @11:41AM (#13177316)

It absolutely is effective.

As commented above, the companies are required by the Fair Credit Report Acting Act abide by the requests. [1]

[1] https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-r...

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Re:Master List of Data Broker Opt-Out Links by sjbase on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @01:48PM (#13178558)

It's effective in getting these companies to clear your data. But do you actually get fewer unsolicited calls/emails, etc.?

The do-not-call has been fantastically ineffective for me. I imagine this could be the same. It's also possible that all of the companies strictly adhering to the FTC rules (i.e. those on the OP site) constitute a minority of the market, and spammers are getting data from other less scrupulous sources.

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