My personal data has been leaked several times - this service helped clean it all up

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Whether you realize it or not, your personal information is likely somewhere online. Massive data breaches over the years have poured millions of records onto the wider internet. It's also no secret that some companies collect user data and sell it to data brokerage sites. If you're like me and don't want these third parties having your information, you may want to invest in a data removal service.

Very recently, I had the opportunity to test such a service called DeleteMe to scrub the internet of my data.

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I like to think I am a good candidate to test DeleteMe, since my information has been leaked multiple times. I know this is true thanks to a website called Have I ...