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Jake is a cybersecurity expert, bringing over ten years of experience in the digital world. He is deeply committed to privacy rights and understanding the changing nature of cyber threats. Jake has shared his expertise in various tech journals and online communities. With his computer science background and ability to demystify complex issues, he strives to make tech concepts accessible to the general public.
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Optery Mobile App — Data Privacy on Android & iOS

Optery Mobile delivers our award-winning personal data removal service natively on Android and iOS. View your full Exposure Report, trigger automated opt-outs with expert human verification, and track every removal via visual before-and-after screenshots, all secured under AICPA SOC 2 Type II controls. Backed by patented search technology and coverage of + data brokers, OpteryContinue reading "Optery Mobile App — Data Privacy on Android & iOS"
May 25, 2025
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Optery’s Statement Following Consumer Reports Study Evaluating People-Search Site Removal Services

We felt the Consumer Reports study was well intentioned, but poorly designed, misleading in its conclusions, and ultimately the source of misinformation as major news outlets picked up the story and amplified its flawed conclusions across the internet. Despite the poor design, the results of the study ranked Optery the #1 most effective of all services tested, outperforming DeleteMe, Reputation Defender, EasyOptOuts, Kanary, and all others tested.
August 21, 2024
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Keep Your Data Secure: How Consumers Can Benefit From Encryption

Introduction Definition of Encryption Encryption is a method of converting data into a form that can only be read by authorized individuals. This process involves transforming information into a code that can only be decoded with a specific key. This process effectively renders the data useless to anyone who might intercept it but does notContinue reading "Keep Your Data Secure: How Consumers Can Benefit From Encryption"
June 22, 2023
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Reddit and Privacy: Analyzing the Top 1000 Posts in r/Privacy subreddit

In today’s digital age, privacy is a hot topic of discussion. The subreddit r/privacy is a great place to see what people are talking about when it comes to protecting their personal information. In this blog post, we will be analyzing the top 1000 posts on r/privacy to identify the top people and organizations being discussed and better understandContinue reading "Reddit and Privacy: Analyzing the Top 1000 Posts in r/Privacy subreddit"
January 26, 2023
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Data Privacy Double Agents – Can We Trust Onerep, HelloPrivacy, DataSeal and BrandYourself?

OneRep, HelloPrivacy, DataSeal, and BrandYourself prey or have preyed on the naïveté of consumers by partnering with data brokers through co-marketing, co-selling, and affiliate relationships - and in some cases, even also simultaneously run or ran data broker web sites. If you're seeking privacy services, we recommend avoiding data privacy Double Agents, unless you want to fund the very data brokers you're trying to be removed from.
August 26, 2022
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Ultimate View

411.com 411.info Absolute People Search ACE Agents Acxiom Addresses.com AddressSearch.com Adstra (American List Counsel) AdvancedBackgroundChecks AeroLeads Affordable Background Checks aidentified Alabama Arrests AlabamaCourtRecords.us AlarmsCalifornia Alaska Arrests AlaskaCourtRecords.us All Biz AllPeople AmericaPhonebook AnalyticsIQ AnyWho Apollo Areacode-Lookup Arizona Arrests ArizonaCourtRecords.us Arkansas Arrests ArkansasCourtRecords.us AroundDeal ArrestWarrant.org AtData BackgroundAlert.com BackGroundCheck.co BackgroundCheckers Backgroundcheckme.org Background Check Run BackgroundChecks.me Background Checks.org BackgroundContinue reading "Ultimate View"
December 29, 2021
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Extended View

411.com 411.info Absolute People Search ACE Agents Acxiom Addresses.com AddressSearch.com Adstra (American List Counsel) AdvancedBackgroundChecks AeroLeads Affordable Background Checks aidentified Alabama Arrests AlabamaCourtRecords.us AlarmsCalifornia Alaska Arrests AlaskaCourtRecords.us All Biz AllPeople AmericaPhonebook AnalyticsIQ AnyWho Apollo Areacode-Lookup Arizona Arrests ArizonaCourtRecords.us Arkansas Arrests ArkansasCourtRecords.us AroundDeal ArrestWarrant.org AtData BackgroundAlert.com BackGroundCheck.co BackgroundCheckers Backgroundcheckme.org Background Check Run BackgroundChecks.me Background Checks.org BackgroundContinue reading "Extended View"
December 29, 2021
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Core View

411.com 411.info Absolute People Search ACE Agents Acxiom Addresses.com AddressSearch.com Adstra (American List Counsel) AdvancedBackgroundChecks AeroLeads Affordable Background Checks aidentified Alabama Arrests AlabamaCourtRecords.us AlarmsCalifornia Alaska Arrests AlaskaCourtRecords.us All Biz AllPeople AmericaPhonebook AnalyticsIQ AnyWho Apollo Areacode-Lookup Arizona Arrests ArizonaCourtRecords.us Arkansas Arrests ArkansasCourtRecords.us AroundDeal ArrestWarrant.org AtData BackgroundAlert.com BackGroundCheck.co BackgroundCheckers Backgroundcheckme.org Background Check Run BackgroundChecks.me Background Checks.org BackgroundContinue reading "Core View"
December 29, 2021
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Free View

411.com 411.info Absolute People Search ACE Agents Acxiom Addresses.com AddressSearch.com Adstra (American List Counsel) AdvancedBackgroundChecks AeroLeads Affordable Background Checks aidentified Alabama Arrests AlabamaCourtRecords.us AlarmsCalifornia Alaska Arrests AlaskaCourtRecords.us All Biz AllPeople AmericaPhonebook AnalyticsIQ AnyWho Apollo Areacode-Lookup Arizona Arrests ArizonaCourtRecords.us Arkansas Arrests ArkansasCourtRecords.us AroundDeal ArrestWarrant.org AtData BackgroundAlert.com BackGroundCheck.co BackgroundCheckers Backgroundcheckme.org Background Check Run BackgroundChecks.me Background Checks.org BackgroundContinue reading "Free View"
December 29, 2021
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Ultimate

411.com 411.info Absolute People Search ACE Agents Acxiom Addresses.com AddressSearch.com Adstra (American List Counsel) AdvancedBackgroundChecks AeroLeads Affordable Background Checks aidentified Alabama Arrests AlabamaCourtRecords.us AlarmsCalifornia Alaska Arrests AlaskaCourtRecords.us All Biz AllPeople AmericaPhonebook AnalyticsIQ AnyWho Apollo Areacode-Lookup Arizona Arrests ArizonaCourtRecords.us Arkansas Arrests ArkansasCourtRecords.us AroundDeal ArrestWarrant.org AtData BackgroundAlert.com BackGroundCheck.co BackgroundCheckers Backgroundcheckme.org Background Check Run BackgroundChecks.me Background Checks.org BackgroundContinue reading "Ultimate"
December 28, 2021
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Extended

411.info ACE Agents Acxiom AddressSearch.com Adstra (American List Counsel) Affordable Background Checks Alabama Arrests AlabamaCourtRecords.us Alaska Arrests AlaskaCourtRecords.us All Biz AllPeople AmericaPhonebook AnalyticsIQ Areacode-Lookup Arizona Arrests ArizonaCourtRecords.us Arkansas Arrests ArkansasCourtRecords.us ArrestWarrant.org AtData BackgroundAlert.com BackGroundCheck.co BackgroundCheckers BackgroundChecks.me Background Checks.org BeenVerified Best History Websites Bizarchive Buildertrend California Arrests CaliforniaCourtRecords.us California Criminal Records Search CallerSmart CallTruth Celebrity-Maps ChecksecretsContinue reading "Extended"
December 28, 2021
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Core

411.info ACE Agents Acxiom AddressSearch.com Adstra (American List Counsel) AmericaPhonebook AnalyticsIQ Areacode-Lookup AtData BackgroundAlert.com BackGroundCheck.co BackgroundCheckers CallTruth Checksecrets City-Data.com ConfidentialPhoneLookup CorporationWiki Data Axle Data Trust Deep Sync Epsilon e.Republic FastPeopleSearch.info FloridaParcels.com FMAData Focus USA FreeBackgroundCheck.io Free People Directory FreePeopleSearch.io GoLookup.com HudwayGlass IDTrue InmatesSearcher Lookify.io MineralHolders MUGSHOTLOOK MyLife Neighbor.Report NumLookup Ofsearch OldPhoneBook OnlinePeopleSearch OpenPeopleSearch PacificEast PeopleByNameContinue reading "Core"
December 28, 2021
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