Data broker removal
DeleteMe privacy rating
Paid service from Abine that searches data broker and people-search sites for a subscriber's personal information, submits removal requests, and repeats the process through the year with periodic reports. It needs the subscriber's name, addresses and other details to work.
Summary
DeleteMe scores 28 out of 100 (grade F) on the data broker removal criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.
Score 28 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website loads Google Tag Manager through a server-side tagging host, and the privacy center lists advertising and analytics cookies.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by subscriptions. The terms state Abine will never sell the personal information users submit, though it must be shared with data brokers to process opt-outs.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
SOC 2 Type 2 compliance is claimed, but no audit report or summary is public.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B+ (80/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.