Product Updates

Recent updates, upgrades that help to improve consumer data privacy 🚀

New Feature: Export PII Removal Status for Organization Members

Measurable PII removal status data is now available at your fingertips. Optery for Business administrators can now generate a CSV export of PII removal status data for one, several, or all organization members. The export includes the complete history of status changes for each member at each data broker. The CSV includes data broker names,Continue reading "New Feature: Export PII Removal Status for Organization Members "

April 28, 2026

Optery Launches in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa

Optery expands to protect more consumers around the world.

March 19, 2026

New Feature: Blur Images of Your Home on Google Maps & Apple Maps

Optery has released a new privacy control for our Extended and Ultimate plan subscribers: Map Blurring. You can now request to blur the street-level imagery of your home on Google Maps and Apple Maps directly through your Optery account.

January 26, 2026

Optery is Officially Available for Residents of Canada

Optery, the award-winning personal data removal service, is now available in Canada (excluding Quebec)! Run your free Exposure Report to stop data brokers from sharing your address, phone, and email online.

December 10, 2025

Optery’s Open-Source Data Broker Directory is Now Live on GitHub 🛡️

Optery has released a free, open-source directory of 640+ data brokers on GitHub, complete with opt-out links, contact emails, guides, and detailed company profiles to increase transparency around personal data practices.

November 21, 2025

New Preference Setting: Enforce MFA for All Users in Your Organization 🛡️

ptery for Business now supports mandatory Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all users. Enable MFA in Organization Preferences to improve security and protect your organization’s accounts.

July 1, 2025

New API Features for Developers and Platform Partners 🔧

Optery has released new API features designed for developers and platform partners. Enhancements include custom removals, removal issue reporting, event webhooks, exposure metadata queries, and organization dashboard integrations—making it easier to embed data broker scanning and removal capabilities securely and at scale.

July 1, 2025

New Feature to Maximize Your Removals 💯

Optery’s Maximize Removals feature helps paid subscribers provide missing details to improve opt-out success from multiple data broker sites, boosting overall privacy protection.

June 26, 2025

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 (AutomatedContinue reading "Optery Mobile App — Data Privacy on Android & iOS"

May 25, 2025

Sleek, Modern, and Easy on the Eyes – Dark Mode Has Arrived! 🌙

Optery has launched Dark Mode! Reduce eye strain, improve focus, and enjoy a sleek, modern interface while managing your privacy.

May 23, 2025

Optery Now Supports More Address Confidentiality Programs

Optery now supports Safety and Address Confidentiality Programs in California, Connecticut, Texas, Utah, and Virginia, with Colorado coming soon. If you're enrolled, activate this feature in Optery to enhance your privacy protection.

March 26, 2025

New “Use for Removals” Feature

Optery now lets you include your email in removal requests to select data brokers, helping speed up opt-outs and improve removal success.

March 21, 2025

Expanded Coverage for Core, Extended and Ultimate Plan Customers 📈

Optery’s Core, Extended, and Ultimate plans now include Expanded Reach, covering 350+ to 615+ sites. Enable it from your Dashboard to maximize your data broker removals.

March 21, 2025

Introducing Expanded Reach for More Comprehensive Data Removal

Optery's new Expanded Reach doubles coverage to 615+ data brokers, helping you opt out of brokers that may not fully meet our verification standards. Free for all Ultimate customers.

November 5, 2024

The Optery Global Privacy Control (GPC) Extension

The Optery Global Privacy Control (GPC) Extension, a free and open-source browser tool designed to significantly reduce unwanted tracking and personal data collection, is now available for anyone to use. What it Does: The Optery GPC browser extension sends a signal to websites you visit, informing them that you do not want your personal informationContinue reading "The Optery Global Privacy Control (GPC) Extension"

June 17, 2024

Announcing Custom Scans

Discover the Optery's latest Custom Scans feature. Tailor your scanning experience to your needs and take control of your data security like never before.

April 29, 2024

Announcing Our New Linkedin URL and Company Name Feature for More Comprehensive Removals

Including LinkedIn URL and company name in the profile enhances the effectiveness of scanning and removal processes.

February 27, 2024

Activity History Feature is Live

We have launched our new Activity History feature, enabling you to track progress on your account over time.

January 24, 2024

Optery Launches Authorized Agent

📢Appointing Optery as Your Authorized Agent with Limited Power of Attorney We’re excited to share Optery now delivers opt out demands to data brokers backed by a signed Limited Power of Attorney. Due to the skyrocketing volume of our removal requests, some data brokers have implemented new processes requiring a signed Limited Power of AttorneyContinue reading "Optery Launches Authorized Agent"

November 11, 2023

New Removals Pending Tab in Dashboard

Adding a “Removals Pending” tab to the Optery dashboard has been a highly requested feature. With this new feature, you can quickly sort data brokers by all removals statuses. Learn More About the Removals Pending Tab Feature

October 24, 2023

We’ve Added 30+ New Data Brokers (again!)

Note this was published Oct 24, 2023. Fluctuations are due to the ongoing addition of new data brokers and websites to Optery’s coverage. For the latest count and to check for specific data brokers refer to our pricing page or the Optery dashboard. Optery now covers data brokers and is continually adding more. We’ve recentlyContinue reading "We’ve Added 30+ New Data Brokers (again!) "

October 24, 2023

We’ve Added 12+ New Data Brokers (again!)

Note this was published Aug 29, 2023. Fluctuations are due to the ongoing addition of new data brokers and websites to Optery’s coverage. For the latest count and to check for specific data brokers refer to our pricing page or the Optery dashboard. Optery covers data brokers and is continually adding more. We’ve recently addedContinue reading "We’ve Added 12+ New Data Brokers (again!) "

August 29, 2023

Core Plan Now Priced at Just $3.99 per month or $39 per year

Note this post was published Oct 2023. For the latest prices and coverage, check out our Pricing Page We heard feedback from many of you requesting a low cost “set it and forget it” plan for ongoing basic protection. In response we made some changes to our Core plan, including lowering the pricing to $3.99 per monthContinue reading "Core Plan Now Priced at Just $3.99 per month or $39 per year "

August 29, 2023

Optery and Google’s Content Removal Tools

Explore Optery's Google removal feature, and learn how to use Google's Outdated Content and PII Removal Tools. This guide explains how these tools work, their benefits, and limitations, offering step-by-step instructions for managing your online privacy.

August 29, 2023

Optery Is SOC 2, Type II Security Certified

Optery Achieves SOC 2 Type II Security Certification The best way to prevent data breaches is to implement strong controls for security, confidentiality, processing integrity, privacy, and availability of user data. Optery is proud to have completed its American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) SOC 2, Type 2 security certification by Prescient Assurance, aContinue reading "Optery Is SOC 2, Type II Security Certified"

July 26, 2023

We’ve Added 15+ New Data Brokers (again!) 🎉 – March 2023

We've Added 15+ New Data Brokers

March 30, 2023

Introducing Optery for Family 🏠

Optery now enables you to protect unlimited loved ones with Optery for Family. You can protect friends and family, and the more you add, the greater your discount, up to 30% off all your plan.

January 25, 2023

We’ve Added New Data Brokers – July 2022

We've Added New Data Brokers

July 1, 2022

We’ve Added New Data Brokers – April 2022

We've Added New Data Brokers

April 29, 2022

We’ve Added 12 New Data Brokers – January 2022

We've Added New Data Brokers

January 28, 2022

We’ve Added New Data Brokers – November 2021

We've Added New Data Brokers

November 27, 2021

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) / 2-Step Verification (2FA) Is Live 🔒

The #1 most common feature request we have received recently is to add MFA and now MFA is live and can be enabled through your Account settings. MFA is not required, but is highly recommended.

July 26, 2021

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Product Updates

New Feature: Export PII Removal Status for Organization Members

Optery Launches in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa

New Feature: Blur Images of Your Home on Google Maps & Apple Maps

Optery is Officially Available for Residents of Canada

Optery’s Open-Source Data Broker Directory is Now Live on GitHub 🛡️

New Preference Setting: Enforce MFA for All Users in Your Organization 🛡️

New API Features for Developers and Platform Partners 🔧

New Feature to Maximize Your Removals 💯

Optery Mobile App — Data Privacy on Android & iOS

Sleek, Modern, and Easy on the Eyes – Dark Mode Has Arrived! 🌙

Optery Now Supports More Address Confidentiality Programs

New “Use for Removals” Feature

Expanded Coverage for Core, Extended and Ultimate Plan Customers 📈

Introducing Expanded Reach for More Comprehensive Data Removal

The Optery Global Privacy Control (GPC) Extension

Announcing Custom Scans

Announcing Our New Linkedin URL and Company Name Feature for More Comprehensive Removals

Activity History Feature is Live

Optery Launches Authorized Agent

New Removals Pending Tab in Dashboard

We’ve Added 30+ New Data Brokers (again!)

We’ve Added 12+ New Data Brokers (again!)

Core Plan Now Priced at Just $3.99 per month or $39 per year

Optery and Google’s Content Removal Tools

Optery Is SOC 2, Type II Security Certified

We’ve Added 15+ New Data Brokers (again!) 🎉 – March 2023

Introducing Optery for Family 🏠

We’ve Added New Data Brokers – July 2022

We’ve Added New Data Brokers – April 2022

We’ve Added 12 New Data Brokers – January 2022

We’ve Added New Data Brokers – November 2021

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) / 2-Step Verification (2FA) Is Live 🔒

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