Product Review: Optery Review: An Effective, but Expensive, Data Removal Service

Summer heat waves are miserable for people and damaging for smartphones. While humans can sweat through it, a phone that gets too hot has fewer options. It throttles performance, displays a temperature warning and eventually shuts itself off to avoid component damage. The battery takes the worst of it: Heat accelerates lithium-ion degradation faster than…

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EasyOptOuts is a low-cost data removal service that is just as effective as pricier services, according to independent data, making it a great budget option. In my hands-on testing, I found the service lived up to its "easy" name thanks to its set-it-and-forget-it mechanics.

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Kanary offers unique features, including social media scanning, that are helpful for anyone with tailored needs. It's a particularly good choice for people with serious privacy concerns, like stalking victims or folks with large online followings. If you're concerned about serious threats, such as social media doxxing, the service has options you won't find with…

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DeleteMe takes a unique approach to privacy compared to its competitors. In addition to automated opt-out requests sent to data brokers and people-finder sites, DeleteMe gives you other privacy features to help protect your identity online at no additional charge. I found DeleteMe useful for protecting my info beyond just removing it from data brokers…

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