Caitlin Sarian, an 11-year privacy professional, explains how companies sell your personal data from memberships and app signups. She recommends checking out as a guest, skipping optional fields, and using Incogni to delete your data from brokers.
What's a piece of information that you learned that feels illegal to know how many companies sell your personal data? As someone who has spent the last 11 years in data privacy and security, it surprises me every time you give your information for a membership program, mobile app signups or for shopping shipping information, your information is out there first. Check out as a guest whenever possible and only provide essential information. If a form asks for optional details, leave them blank. Use a data deletion tool like Incogni to remove your information from databases and brokers. Scared of how much data is being sold? Comment Incogni to start removing it today.
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