The Inefficiency of People-Search Removal Tools, Massive Data Breach Impacting U.S. Citizens

In episode 342, we discuss the effectiveness of people-search removal tools like DeleteMe and Reputation Defender, based on a study by Consumer Reports. We also cover how almost every American’s social security number has potentially been stolen by hackers and shared on the dark web. Scott and Tom talk about the importance of protecting your personal information and methods to do so, including manually removing data and placing credit freezes. Plus, we touch on Canada’s privacy laws and wrap up with our Aware Much segment. Stay safe, stay secure, and stay private!

** Links mentioned on the show **

People-Search Site Removal Services Largely Ineffective
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/people-search-site-removal-services-largely-ineffective.html
https://innovation.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Data-Defense_-Evaluating-People-Search-Site-Removal-Services-.pdf

Michael Bazzell’s Data Request Guide
https://inteltechniques.com/requests.html

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-13/hacker-claims-theft-of-every-american-social-security-number

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