Happy Valentine’s Day! Yesterday we posted the results of a 1,000-person survey on social networks, online dating, and privacy. Today we present 5 easy ways for people to keep their relationships more private. Feel free to spread the tips (and the love). Keep your passwords and usernames to yourself. Relationships are all about sharing, but [...]
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Delete yourself from your iPhone or iPad with DeleteMe Mobile
We launched DeleteMe Mobile on January 14, 2013. It hasn’t even been a month, and we’re excited to already have thousands of users! Like our standard, web-based DeleteMe service, DeleteMe Mobile scours the Internet and assists with the removal of personal information from some of the largest U.S.-based people search databases. DeleteMe Mobile is designed to [...]
9 easy ways to beat identity thieves
Stealing your identity is big business for scammers, costing each victim an average of $5,000 a year. Luckily, there are some easy things you can do on your own to make yourself a harder target. It’s all about reducing the size of your digital footprint and keeping your data out of the hands of people [...]
Beyond privacy, puppies, & pancakes: behind the scenes at Abine with Brendan
Our DeleteMe adviser Brendan is the fifth in a series of “who we are” interviews with the people who work at Abine. A company is only as good as the people behind it, and we don’t mean to brag, but we have some pretty great people here. We also tend to enjoy puppies and pancakes, [...]
Abine on CNN: Why big companies buy and sell your data
Last night, CNN’s OutFront had the first-ever interview with the CEO of the biggest company you’ve never heard of: Acxiom, Inc., a data broker that collects and sells personal information on 96% of Americans. Abine was in the story as a privacy advocate to represent the side of the consumer, and I–Sarah, your faithful blogger [...]