MyDataRemoval: Opt Out of People Search Websites

Episode 109 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast –MyDataRemoval: Opt Out of People Search Websites

Gabriel speaks with James Wilson of MyDataRemoval for a second time. They do a live test of how much information James can find on a person, and then discuss the disturbing nature and extent of people search websites, data brokers, and breach databases.

GUESTS LINKS AND PREVIOUS EPISODE
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LTFbBlTZbM (Episode 44)
→ https://www.mydataremoval.com/

REFERENCED
→ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/ceo-of-data-privacy-company-onerep-com-founded-dozens-of-people-search-firms/
→ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/mozilla-drops-onerep-after-ceo-admits-to-running-people-search-networks/

WATCHMAN PRIVACY
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://escapethetechnocracy.com/

CRYPTO DONATIONS
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero)
→https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)

TIMELINE
0:00 – Introduction
1:25 – Live test of people search database info
6:20 – How the data is used against you
8:10 – Self-replication of people search websites
12:10 – Additional danger of breach databases
15:30 – A crazy story
18:40 – Should non-Americans be concerned?
19:40 – Is this a “national security” risk?
23:20 – Where do our basic pieces of information exposure come from?
24:00 – PayPal is as bad as you think it is
25:25 – What is HaveIBeenPwned?
27:05 – What is the future of people search websites?
29:50 – Voter data is public?
30:30 – Bogus data as a strategy
32:40 – Basic info of MyDataRemoval.com

#MyDataRemoval #PeopleSearchDatabases #WatchmanPrivacy