Data Privacy

Gyazo was hacked on Sept. 11, 2026. What leaked from 23.6 million user records and 490 million image records, and how to delete your Gyazo images.

TikTok has no account-wide opt-out from AI training. See where its video settings and legal objection form stand, and why a private account won't help.

What Discord's Use data to improve Discord setting does, whether it has anything to do with AI, and how to turn it off on desktop and mobile.

Stop junk mail for $8 with DMAchoice, which lasts 10 years. See what the fee covers, what it misses and the ANA's other opt-out lists to use as well.

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

Pinterest's six ad privacy settings sit on one page, all on by default. We explain what each shares and how to turn it off, checked on a live account.

Google's free Results about you tool flags search results with your address, phone or email and asks for removal. Set it up and see its limits.

Stop pre-approved credit card offers in the mail through OptOutPrescreen.com. Pick the five-year or permanent opt-out and see what it 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.

Stop Adobe analyzing your files and reporting how you use its desktop apps. Both settings sit on one privacy page, and we note what the second one misses.

Meta's generative AI data request form for Facebook sits nine steps deep. Get the direct link, what it won't do outside the EU and UK, and what helps.

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 works with YouTube. Bulk delete comments, likes, uploads, playlists, Watch Later and watch history, and unsubscribe from channels in one go.

Reddit sells your posts and comments to Google, OpenAI and others for AI training, with no opt-out. See what its terms say and how to clean up what you wrote.

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 with each bureau's direct link or phone number, their legal deadlines and a freeze's limits.

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.