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Dan started Redact in 2021 and still runs it. It's the app that bulk-deletes your old posts, messages and comments across dozens of services, and it does the work on your own computer, so your accounts and logins never pass through Redact's servers.
He also writes the Redact blog. All 275 posts on it carry his name, from privacy settings walkthroughs to guides on getting your details off data broker sites.
Why he started Redact
Redact began with an old Skype account. Dan hadn't opened it in years, logged back in to reach a contractor, and found every message he'd ever sent still sitting there. Some of them held passwords and confidential work he'd done with public companies. Deleting them one at a time would have meant hundreds of thousands of clicks, and deleting the whole account wasn't an option, so he built a tool to do it.
Redact runs on your device for the same reason. As he told Reimagining the Internet, “We don't want any access to user data.”
Background
Two decades of building
Dan has been building and running consumer internet companies since 2004. Every one before Redact ended in a sale or a merger. He studied at the United States Coast Guard Academy.
- 2021 to now
Redact
Bulk deletion for your posts, messages and data, run from your own device
- 2014 to 2022
- 2017 to 2021
- 2015 to 2017
TheHunt
A shopping community
Acquired by Ressence
- 2009 to 2014
- 2009 to 2010
- 2006 to 2008
- 2004 to 2006
PetitionSpot
Online petitions
Acquired by Change.org
Interviews and quotes
In the press
- The Washington PostTo study in the U.S. under Trump, international students scrub their accounts
“The level of concern over political speech is new, said Dan Saltman, CEO and founder of Redact.dev. The company has been growing 15 percent month over month this year, including with users in East Asia, he said.”
Sammy Westfall · July 9, 2025 - The HillInternational students look to cleanse social media amid new Trump visa policy
“Dan Saltman, CEO and founder of Redact.dev, says his company's trajectory has “greatly accelerated,” with 10 percent growth each month for the past few months.”
Lexi Lonas Cochran · July 24, 2025 - Reimagining the Internet113. Deleting Everything with Dan Saltman
“Dan Saltman is the founder of Redact, one of the very few tools that lets you delete data across many of your social media accounts.”
Ethan Zuckerman, UMass Amherst · May 15, 2025 - Techlore TalksThe CEO Who Wants to Delete Your Digital Past
A full interview with Redact founder Daniel Saltman on deleting your digital past.
July 16, 2025 - Moonlock (MacPaw)Instagram's new Map feature sparks a privacy scandal
“Dan Saltman, CEO at Redact.dev, also joined us for the conversation.”
Ray Fernandez · August 15, 2025 - AZ Big MediaProtecting your privacy online: 18 tips and resources
A roundup of 18 privacy tips, the Redact entry contributed by our founder rather than written by the outlet.
September 8, 2025
Writing
Latest posts
- Online privacy
- Deleting old posts and messages
- Data brokers
- Privacy settings
- AI training opt-outs
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