Data Broker Opt-Out: How Retirees Can Protect Their Data

Data broker opt-out: How retirees can protect their data

Data broker opt-out steps can help remove your personal information from people-search websites. A Minnesota case shows why exposed public records pose serious risks.

Minnesota Assassination Case Spotlights People-Search Sites as California Launches Opt-Out Tool

A handwritten list of 11 people-search websites found in the vehicle of the man who murdered Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman has drawn new attention to data brokers, as California rolls out a statewide tool letting residents request removal from more than 600 of them.

Data broker opt-out: How retirees can protect their data - NEW YORK TIMES POST

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Your home address, phone number and relatives’ names may be sitting on people-search websites you’ve never visited. Anyone who finds those listings could learn more about you than you’re comfortable sharing. A data broker opt-out can help reduce that exposure, especially during retirement, when protecting your finances, [...]