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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Can data removal services be trusted? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by brownmustardminion@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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What is the general consensus on trusting data removal services with the data you provide them?

I’ve spent 5 years telling myself I’ll go through the long lists of data aggregators and one by one manually send removal requests. But it’s such a massive undertaking. I’d like to finally get it done through one of these services, but my gut tells me it feels wrong.

Has anybody used them and how do you feel about it? Is DeleteMe a good choice?

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[–] refalo@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

DuckDuckGo gains revenue via advertisements and affiliate programs

DuckDuckGo announced that all map and address-related searches would be powered by Apple Maps

DuckDuckGo had blocked search results for some major pirating websites

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/duckduckgo-privacy-browser-facing-backlash-over-microsoft-trackers

https://privacyworld.neocities.org/guides/duckduckgo

[–] Creddit@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Neither of those links contain information relevant to their privacy pro removal product, which only runs on your local device and is definitely not supported by advertisements.

However, I suppose I can see how you may not trust the brand due to their browser and search engine have integrated ad tracking.