Data Privacy

Stop junk mail with DMAchoice. What the $8 fee covers, the customer-mail rule that catches people out, the ANA's four other opt-out lists, and the order to do them in.

Find and clear the Pinterest Canvas training checkbox, what it covers and what it leaves alone. Walked and verified on a live account.

Walk through all six Pinterest ads personalization settings, what each one shares and with whom, and how to turn them off. Walked and verified on a live account.

Set up Google's Results about you tool, request removal of results showing your address, phone number, email or ID numbers, and learn what Google won't take down.

Stop pre-approved credit card offers with OptOutPrescreen. The five-year and permanent options, the site, the phone line, what to expect on the form, and what the opt-out doesn't cover.

Hide your birthday, turn on invisible browsing, block accounts, and find the hidden personal data page on DeviantArt. Walked and verified on a live account.

Turn off Adobe's desktop app usage reporting and content analysis, and understand what Adobe says the second switch does not cover. Walked and verified on a live account.

Reach Meta's generative AI data request form, understand what it will and will not do for you, and the three changes that actually reduce what Meta has to train on. Walked and verified on a live account.

Opt out of Grok and xAI training on your public Twitter posts and Grok chats. It's one checkbox in your privacy settings and takes one to three minutes.

Redact now supports YouTube. Bulk delete your watch and search history, comments, liked videos, Watch Later, playlists and uploads, and mass unsubscribe from channels.

Reddit licenses your public posts and comments to AI companies with no opt-out. What the user agreement says, what its partners must do when you delete, and how to clean up.

Get an IRS Identity Protection PIN. The three enrollment routes, what each one requires, when the number changes, and what happens if you file without it.

Freeze your credit at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Direct links, phone numbers, the legal deadlines each bureau has to meet, and what a freeze doesn't cover.

Most signup forms ask for more than they need. Learn how to sign up for websites anonymously with email aliases, fresh usernames, VPNs, and virtual cards.

TikTok gives you no way to bulk delete reposts. Learn how to find your Reposts tab, remove one repost manually, or clear every repost at once with Redact.

CBP can search your phone at the border without a warrant. Here is what World Cup travelers must know about border searches and social media.

Instagram Instants launched May 13, 2026. Your photos are stored for a year by Meta. Here is how it works, how to delete your archive.