# Data broker removal privacy ratings

Services and guides that remove personal information from people-search sites and data brokers.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/big-ass-data-broker-opt-out-list/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Free, community-maintained guide on GitHub that lists data brokers and people-search sites with instructions for opting out of each, ranked by priority. It is a do-it-yourself guide, not a service, so no personal data is handed to a third party. |
| [Privacy Bee](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/privacy-bee/) | D (47/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Data broker removal service that scans hundreds of people-search and marketing data sites for a user's personal information and sends removal requests, with a free scan and paid plans. It needs the user's name, addresses and other details to work. |
| [EasyOptOuts](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/easyoptouts/) | F (38/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Subscription service that automatically submits opt-out requests to people-search and data broker sites for a user and rescans them regularly. It needs the user's name, addresses and other details to work. |
| [Incogni](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/incogni/) | F (38/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Paid service, part of the same group as Surfshark, that sends removal requests to data brokers and people-search sites on a subscriber's behalf and repeats them regularly. It needs the subscriber's name, addresses and contact details to work. |
| [DeleteMe](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/deleteme/) | F (28/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [Optery](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/optery/) | F (22/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Data broker removal service that scans people-search sites for a user's personal information, shows screenshots of what it finds, and submits opt-out requests. A free tier offers scans and self-service guides, and paid plans automate removals. |
| [Permission Slip](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/permission-slip/) | F (20/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Mobile app, created by Consumer Reports and now run by DeleteMe, that sends opt-out and deletion requests to companies and data brokers on the user's behalf. Basic requests are free, and a paid tier adds automated data broker removals. |
| [Kanary](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/kanary/) | F (19/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Data broker removal service that scans people-search sites, search results and data leaks for a user's personal information and submits removal requests, with a free tier and paid plans. It needs the user's name, locations and other details to work. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
- **Transparency report** (weight 2): Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
- **Tells users about requests** (weight 1): Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
- **TLS configuration** (weight 2, automated): Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
- **Security headers** (weight 1, automated): Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
- **Modern web standards** (weight 1, automated): Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/