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JustDeleteMe - A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services

Tags: privacy

10 comments

  1. [10]
    Keeyzar
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    How good is it? Any one experience? I'm a bit skeptical with such services. Works outside of America, too?

    How good is it? Any one experience? I'm a bit skeptical with such services.

    Works outside of America, too?

    2 votes
    1. Fantastitech
      Link Parent
      It's more like a reference resource. Instead of trying to think of every service you're signed up for and digging up their method for account deletion, it let's you go down a list that will jog...

      It's more like a reference resource. Instead of trying to think of every service you're signed up for and digging up their method for account deletion, it let's you go down a list that will jog your memory then tell you exactly how to navigate their system with a direct link to the page.

      Much more useful are lists of actual data tracking services and how to get yourself removed from them as they're used for doxing. Maybe I'll make a post about that later. I know quite a bit about it and I occasionally do white hat doxing to show people exactly how easy they are to track down .

      2 votes
    2. [8]
      tyil
      Link Parent
      You mean sites that contain information and links? Because that's nearly all of them. It's a website, they generally work if you have internet access. I'm curious, are you just rambling or did you...

      such services.

      You mean sites that contain information and links? Because that's nearly all of them.

      Works outside of America, too?

      It's a website, they generally work if you have internet access.

      I'm curious, are you just rambling or did you at least open the page up and see what it actually is? It's literally a site that contains links to pages to disable your account. It's just an index of sites with information on how to remove yourself from said sites.

      1. [6]
        cfabbro
        Link Parent
        That level of vitriol was really unnecessary especially over such a simple misunderstanding. @Keeyzar clearly confused your link for a SaaS for unsubscribing from sites, which to be fair there are...

        That level of vitriol was really unnecessary especially over such a simple misunderstanding. @Keeyzar clearly confused your link for a SaaS for unsubscribing from sites, which to be fair there are a few of. In future I would ask you to tone it down a bit please.

        12 votes
        1. [2]
          Keeyzar
          Link Parent
          Thanks for you defending me :). I guess he has a point at least a bit. But yeah. Should read better in the future.

          Thanks for you defending me :). I guess he has a point at least a bit. But yeah. Should read better in the future.

          4 votes
          1. cfabbro
            Link Parent
            No problem. We all make mistakes, but in our opinion nobody deserves to be personally attacked for them and so we have no intention of tolerating that behavior here.

            No problem. We all make mistakes, but in our opinion nobody deserves to be personally attacked for them and so we have no intention of tolerating that behavior here.

            4 votes
        2. [3]
          tyil
          Link Parent
          Clearly he doesn't read the title nor does he have an intention to actually check the link that is being referred to. He could've gotten a "friendlier" response I guess, but if he's not willing to...

          Clearly he doesn't read the title nor does he have an intention to actually check the link that is being referred to. He could've gotten a "friendlier" response I guess, but if he's not willing to read or look into anything himself anyway, there's really no need, I'd just be copy-pasting the title again and again.

          1. [2]
            cfabbro
            (edited )
            Link Parent
            Well, you could try being sympathetic to other people and attempting to understand how the confusion arose in the first place so you could answer more appropriately, rather than attack their...

            Well, you could try being sympathetic to other people and attempting to understand how the confusion arose in the first place so you could answer more appropriately, rather than attack their character and just repeat yourself over and over, e.g.

            "This isn't a service for unsubscribing to sites, it's just a curated list of links to various services/sites delete account locations." (and leave it at that)

            Either way, personal attacks will not be tolerated on this site (we literally just banned a user for doing so), so tone it down.

            7 votes
            1. tyil
              Link Parent
              That's what the title already informs you off, though. And reading back, I'm pretty sure I didn't attack his person, but you are right it comes off pretty negative.

              "This isn't a service for unsubscribing to sites, it's just a curated list of links to various services/sites delete account locations."

              That's what the title already informs you off, though. And reading back, I'm pretty sure I didn't attack his person, but you are right it comes off pretty negative.

              1 vote
      2. Keeyzar
        Link Parent
        Hey you're right, I didn't check the link. I was interested in some more information but currently are under huge workload, so I was hoping for some more information which will clarify things for...

        Hey you're right, I didn't check the link. I was interested in some more information but currently are under huge workload, so I was hoping for some more information which will clarify things for me, without looking into that stuff.

        I understand your annoyance. Hope you get from where I was coming. :)

        6 votes