People struggle to remove personal details from data brokers
People worried about exposed personal information—especially home addresses—find it cumbersome to contact data brokers one by one. They want an understandable, trustworthy way to submit opt-out requests and track progress, but handling sensitive identity information makes trust and security essential. Some information appears in public records or historical archives, which may not be removable through broker opt-outs.
For privacy-conscious people with exposed personal information. Mentioned from Dec 2023 to May 2026 on Bluesky and Hacker News.
6 different people described this problem in 6 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 4.0/10
- Pain
- 6.3/10
- Frequency
- 7.0/10
- Willingness to pay
- 4.1/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Consumers
- Competition
- High
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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If I was the publisher of the NY Times, I would pay a small monthly fee to have my information removed from data brokers so people couldn't find my home address on White Pages
Is there anything that actually sends optout requests and shit for you? Or even an easy way or thing you can set up to?
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