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Re: Data Broker Opt-Out List

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Post by mike_d »

zxcvbn4038 wrote: post #14
paulproteus wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd love to know what kind of false information you're enjoying sending them, and how!

- Fill out surveys at malls with your name and either a phone number or address that matches one currently in your credit file and you can supply false info for the the opposite. - Put in a mail forwarding card with your name from a former address to a random real address like a Starbucks, Taco Bell, apartment complex w/o unit number, etc. - Change the billing address of a credit card or utility and allow to sit for…

Then when you go to open a credit card or actually try to clean up your credit report, you'll need to remember which Taco Bell you randomly pretended to live at to answer security questions.

Re: Data Broker Opt-Out List

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Post by bjoli »

occz wrote: post #34

For EU-citizens, any legal data collection would have to be opt-in, right? If I've had no business with any of these companies, there should be no reason for me to have to opt-out.

GDPR story time: Sixt car rentals had this braindead policy of having to send a letter to be able to opt out of marketing.

For a short period of time I even had a website dedicated to calling them out on their bullshit practices, and went in to their Facebook page and posted the link everytime there were any questions about it.

I even got a threatening takedown email, to which I kindly restated what I had written on the page: that I would not pay postage to Germany to unsubscribe and that the page would go down either when I got an official notice that I was unsubscribed from everything or when I hadn't received any marketing email for 6 months.

In the end I spent much more time than needed to GDPR-request all information they had on me and detailed information how it was used. Only to ask them to remove all of it in the end.

Re: Data Broker Opt-Out List

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Post by DyslexicAtheist »

gorgoiler wrote: post #45
DyslexicAtheist wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

crunchbase is one such place. they harvested everything from my LinkedIn, I asked them to remove my profile they say it's not possible unless I also send them additional data (scan of my passport). they say it's impossible to remove my info because it is "crowd sourced" which may be the case today but from the data they have on me it is from when they had no users yet and when they scraped sh!t from linkedin: * Hello…

Deadlines help a lot. Has it elapsed, and what was the followup?

yes it elapsed and the "profile" is still up. my only choice now is to complain to my "data protection commissioner" but considering GDPR has no teeth I'm not confident it will impress anyone.

Re: Data Broker Opt-Out List

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Post by an_opabinia »

jameson wrote: post #40

I'm surprised they have my name and address though it's a few years outdated. How did they get it? If I opt out, doesn't it confirm that what they have is accurate and make my data even more valuable? Given the nature of these sites, isn't it sketchy to provide DL to opt out or am I being paranoid?

> If I opt out, doesn't it confirm that what they have is accurate and make my data even more valuable?

Yeah, I don't know why engineers are so pedantically committed to giving these companies more valuable information about you.

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Post by nelaboras »

sleavey wrote: post #47
jonplackett wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Despite this, loads of companies still do opt-out with impunity.

I think the EU are still being very lenient with companies right now to give them time to adjust their practices. I'm looking forward to when they (hopefully) start to hand out fines.

It's an EU law but enforcement is up to the individual countries. Which is why Ireland keeps its own regulator on a tight leash - to keep the big US players there.

Re: Data Broker Opt-Out List

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Post by cnorthwood »

occz wrote: post #34

For EU-citizens, any legal data collection would have to be opt-in, right? If I've had no business with any of these companies, there should be no reason for me to have to opt-out.

No, consent is just one of the legal bases you can use to justify handling someone's personal data, legitimate interests is another. Their privacy policy should explain if they're using another basis. The ICO have a list of the valid bases https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protectio...

Re: Data Broker Opt-Out List

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Post by dawnerd »

So interestingly enough, a Facebook account I made years ago that was only used as a test is somehow in the records linked to my current address. Facebook is literally the only person that knows about this account and its never been attached to my personal FB account. It's making me really suspect right now...

Re: Data Broker Opt-Out List

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Post by eecc »

Proven wrote: post #19
seqizz wrote: post #11

Pardon my ignorance,is this US specific (or mostly US)? Why is this stuff allowed?

Do you mean why can the government force enterprises to delete data they own due to opt-out requests? It's a mystery to me. Most HN commenters constantly whine how "data wants to be free" (no IP, no patents, no copyrights...), but when it comes to their own data they act like crony capitalilsts of the worst order and want to enlist the State to help them ensure exclusive, monopolistic rights to that data. Make up you…

That’s a wild wild misrepresentation of the meaning of the word “data” and the purpose of the slogan.

This “bend your mind”, “drink your own medicine now” wittiness borrowed by the postmodernist crowd is the essence of current alt-right rhetoric.

Re: Data Broker Opt-Out List

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Post by summitsummit »

I went through the process to delete it, including giving them my email address. They showed me all my relatives, their home address, and said that I needed to confirm my email. Never received my email. This is going to keep me up at night.
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