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• How to Delete Your Data from Data Brokers

  PSA, Getting data brokers to delete your personal data can be very frustrating as their business model depends on this data. Simply put, they use deceptive patterns to avoid complying with data protection requests. We have put together this guide which describes the most common deceptive patterns and how to counter them. For example, in many cases data brokers cannot ask you to send excessive personal information... - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• namecheap refuses to follow through with data deletion requests

  I send an email to namecheap using yourdigitalrights.org. I provide my username and support in IN THE EMAIL, yet their stupid support keeps replying asking for my username and pin. I already provide it. This is literally refusing to comply with the law by denying my ability to see through that my data is deleted in accordance with local privacy regulations. This is absurd. Source: 10 months ago

• Roblox asking for ID to delete account. Ain't giving jack shit.

  Try checking out https://yourdigitalrights.org/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Twitter API hacked, Over 400 million user's database being sold online

  A bit late now, but if anyone wants help sending requests to see data OR to have it deleted under different laws, this site can help automate it: https://yourdigitalrights.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Does GDPR and CCPA Apply to Hacker News?

  Short answer: they probably have to delete your personal data. Long answer: it depends on the regulation. To the best of my understanding yes under the GDPR. If you are interested in what constitutes personal data and when an organisation needs to or does not need to comply with a request under the GDPR and the CCPA take a look here: https://yourdigitalrights.org/#faq (I am one of the founders of... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• You realize you do have a say in this whole fiasco, don't you? You are standing in the way of Twitter becoming the next Parlor.

  Use this site to get them to let go of your personal info: https://yourdigitalrights.org. Source: over 1 year ago

• LPT: Several social media companies are based in California and must abide by CCPA/CPRA privacy acts which requires that all data collected on you be provided or deleted upon your request, regardless of where you live. Take advantage of this act when deleting your social media accounts.

  You can email them directly your can go through the form available on https://yourdigitalrights.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

• World Dismisses Our Suffering & Bans Us For Talking About It

  Https://yourdigitalrights.org is a good starting point for this process. Source: almost 2 years ago

• This shit catches everybody that ever showed their face on Chaturbate it's wild. I know like 3 people that did it for fun that got id'ed by this website.

  You can use a helper tool like https://yourdigitalrights.org/ to draft the CCPA email. Source: almost 2 years ago

• You Can Now Ask Google to Remove Your Phone Number, Email or Address from Searc

  a shoutout to https://yourdigitalrights.org/ which is a nonprofit which tries to tackle this. I haven’t used it yet, and it feels rough around the edges. I donated however and talked to their founder and I think this model fits better than a commercial one. The way it’s built you don’t actually share any data with them. They essentially provide templates to make erasure requests and follow-ups easier. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate? (April 2022)

  For those who care about privacy, we're looking for React, backend (AWS) and ML devs, researchers, data scientist, translators, and community builders. YourDigitalRights.org is a free and open source service which helps people regain control of their online privacy by automating the process of sending data deletion requests to organisations, and then provides guidance on how to ensure that requests are resolved... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Facebook blames Apple after a historically bad quarter, saying iPhone privacy changes will cost it $10 billion

  Want to hit Facebook's wallet even more? Go here: https://yourdigitalrights.org/. Source: about 2 years ago

• Tell HN: Salary Data Is for Sale

  Theworknumber.com is yet another symptom of a much larger problem in that it is currently impractical for a regular person to enforce their rights via the court system. According to Peter Thiel “If you’re a single-digit millionaire like Hulk Hogan, you have no effective access to our legal system...” ... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• 5th grade students looked up my address, feeling creeped out

  Want to add that if you live in California, you can use https://yourdigitalrights.org/ to have them send the removal request on your behalf. Source: over 2 years ago

• How does the CCPA apply to non-residents in California?

  There is an web forum that I want to get all my posts from deleted. Normally under their TOS, they don't let anyone delete their posts or ask that there posts be deleted. Using a preset prompt from yourdigitalrights.org I sent them a notice that I want my posts removed. I am not a California resident, but I am currently in California due to the pandemic. I told one of the forum people that I am in California... Source: about 3 years ago