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by sroussey 2100 days ago
I’ll look at the PP today.

Not sarcasm, we issue GDPR requests from an app on device, and you can request data (back to your device and not through us unless stated). Deletion requests are done as well. Data brokers, as a group, are obviously very anti-consumer, and getting them to comply in CA has been a huge headache (most simply do not). Prop 24 should help, so it’s going to be a long burn for consumers to take control. CCPA made hiring an agent (like us) explicit, but almost no one accepts that at the moment.
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crawlcrawler 2100 days ago
>> Not sarcasm

Alright, that's good, because I would really love for there to be a service that would streamline the way I request data from service providers or request the deletion of data connected to my account, as well as the account itself.

However, your site says:

>> We import and analyze all of your data across your online accounts and give you an audit and a plan of action.

Doesn't that mean that apart from all the, possibly bad, actors out there that have gotten their hands on my activities _you_ are now also in possession of PII connected to me? How does that improve things for me?

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sroussey 2100 days ago
No, you are. Which has been a pain on our side to not have possession of the data, and also why it is an app for desktop if you want to have a copy of your data. It can be really large for a mobile device, and processing in the background is generally not available on mobile. Trying to get some things on mobile though -- deletion is easier than copies of data.

And yeah, we don't want to become a honeypot for what is the largest profile on you -- the combination of all the others.

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