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beyondd

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About beyondd

CEO and Founder at Optery (YC W22): https://www.optery.com

Co-Founder at Screenleap (YC W12): https://www.screenleap.com

Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gentilello/

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    Comment #39811756

    Optery has been flagging the conflict of interest between OneRep and Nuwber for years and put a statement out with our position following the Krebs article: https://www.optery.com/…

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    Comment #39801654

    Optery hasn't addressed that yet, but right now starts at the source (the data brokers), and then submits removal requests to Google directly via their Outdated Content Removal Too…

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    Comment #39795575

    Obviously I'm biased so I think Optery is better, but here are two un-biased reviews written by the lead analyst for security at PCMag.com: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/optery htt…

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    Comment #39795207

    For an alternative, take a look at Optery (YC W22). We've been flagging the situation at OneRep for years and put a statement out following the Krebs article (link below). We launc…

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    Comment #39745741

    Would Optery for Family help? https://www.optery.com/family/

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    Comment #39744937

    Optery cancelation is 100% self-service from inside the app per the instructions on the Help Desk. And if you can’t figure out how to do it yourself, just send us an email and we’l…

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    Comment #39284802

    Yes - Optery for Family is very popular - here's how it works: https://help.optery.com/en/article/getting-started-with-opte...

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    Comment #39284792

    Thanks for the follow up! Scans for multiple phones and emails is something we're working on so stay tuned on that, and don't hesitate to contact customer support with any question…

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    Comment #39284140

    The core of Optery's search functionality is "person" centric. Meaning we start with searches by name, city, state, and age to find "you" regardless of which underlying email or ph…

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    Comment #39281922

    That's great feedback! We'll add more pricing detail to the Family page. For comparison, here is the Optery pricing page: https://www.optery.com/pricing/

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    Comment #39281577

    Agreed on the dark pattern, and yes, Optery's Ultimate plan currently covers 300+ data brokers by default and offers unlimited Custom Removals. Optery has a team that's continually…

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    Comment #39281504

    No federal law in the U.S. yet unfortunately, but more states are passing laws by the day (fortunately): https://iapp.org/resources/article/us-state-privacy-legislat...

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    Comment #39281474

    Optery offers a family plan: https://www.optery.com/family/

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    Comment #39281398

    This is a great suggestion and we would like to add this. Not because it would provide any revenue lift though, but because it is what some Optery customers have been asking for, e…

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    Comment #39279767

    Many data brokers will not permit third party services to remove the data without a signed limited power of attorney. Note that the power of attorney is limited to interactions for…

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    Comment #39278469

    Optery founder here. We did a deep dive comparison between DeleteMe and Optery ( https://www.optery.com/deleteme-review/ ). The biggest takeaway is you have to scroll to the bottom…

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    Comment #39278242

    Optery founder here. We did a deep dive comparison between Incogni and Optery ( https://www.optery.com/incogni-review/ ). The biggest takeaway is Incogni, at this time, does not co…

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    Comment #39277920

    Affiliate programs have application processes intended to filter out bad actors and mis-alignment with a brand. To use an extreme example, a web site promoting terrorism would typi…

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    Comment #39277308

    Yes - I flagged myself as an Optery founder on my first comment, but as you mentioned the comment was subsequently flagged and hidden from view. It is also made clear here: https:/…

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    Comment #39277257

    Yes - I flagged myself as an Optery founder on my first comment, but the comment was subsequently flagged and hidden from view ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39276106 ). It…