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Opt Out of Acxiom Marketing Data Collection

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Re: Opt Out of Acxiom Marketing Data Collection

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Post by trebor »

Interesting, they discuss both Opt-Out and Removal of your information. They explain about the Opt-Out process, but mention nothing about how to get your information removed.

Anyone have an idea on how to get your info removed or if the opt-out does that for you?

(Someone should build a list of these data brokers and their opt-out/removal policies and pages.)

Re: Opt Out of Acxiom Marketing Data Collection

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Post by izzydata »

This sure seems like a scam to me. In order to remove data they wan't me to give them a ton of information about myself that they supposedly don't have otherwise they wouldn't be asking for it.

If they don't have any of this then they already don't have anything useful about me that I'd care to have removed. They would probably just take this info to create a more complete profile about who I am.

Re: Opt Out of Acxiom Marketing Data Collection

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Post by nightbrawler »

trebor wrote: post #2

Interesting, they discuss both Opt-Out and Removal of your information. They explain about the Opt-Out process, but mention nothing about how to get your information removed. Anyone have an idea on how to get your info removed or if the opt-out does that for you? (Someone should build a list of these data brokers and their opt-out/removal policies and pages.)

Here is a good one: http://www.stopdatamining.me/

Re: Opt Out of Acxiom Marketing Data Collection

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Post by dsl »

youngtaff wrote: post #4

I'd feel better if I didn't get "This certificate was signed by an unknown authority"

You have a serious problem. The valid site is signed with a valid Entrust certificate. https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=isapps.acxiom...

Are you at work or on a coffee shop network where SSL traffic might be intercepted?

Re: Opt Out of Acxiom Marketing Data Collection

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Post by cshimmin »

izzydata wrote: post #3

This sure seems like a scam to me. In order to remove data they wan't me to give them a ton of information about myself that they supposedly don't have otherwise they wouldn't be asking for it. If they don't have any of this then they already don't have anything useful about me that I'd care to have removed. They would probably just take this info to create a more complete profile about who I am.

All they're asking for is name, number, meatspace and email addresses. Presumably, it's so some guy named "John Smith" doesn't prevent them from collecting information on the thousands of other J.S.'s out there.

Not saying I feel comfortable filling out the form myself, but still. It's silly to expect that just a name or email tells them everything about you.

Re: Opt Out of Acxiom Marketing Data Collection

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Post by fooqux »

dsl wrote: post #6
youngtaff wrote: post #4

I'd feel better if I didn't get "This certificate was signed by an unknown authority"

You have a serious problem. The valid site is signed with a valid Entrust certificate. https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=isapps.acxiom... Are you at work or on a coffee shop network where SSL traffic might be intercepted?

I actually get the exact same response. I presume that youngtaff is probably behind a corporate firewall like I am which has the ability to be a man in the middle for SSL sessions. Zero expectation of privacy at my workplace.

Re: Opt Out of Acxiom Marketing Data Collection

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Post by chigley »

dsl wrote: post #6
youngtaff wrote: post #4

I'd feel better if I didn't get "This certificate was signed by an unknown authority"

You have a serious problem. The valid site is signed with a valid Entrust certificate. https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=isapps.acxiom... Are you at work or on a coffee shop network where SSL traffic might be intercepted?

I ran the Qualsys SSL Labs test on the site[0]. It reports an incomplete chain; that is, the server doesn't supply the intermediate certificate required (Entrust Certification Authority - L1C) to bridge the gap between the site's certificate and the Entrust certificate in most browser/OS stores.

This intermediate certificate must instead be downloaded by the browser. I suspect, therefore, that some browsers do not have the intermediate certificate and so the certificate cannot be validated.

[0] https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=isapps.acxiom...

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