Is Incogni wothwhile?
from trailee@sh.itjust.works to privacy@lemmy.ml on 22 Feb 16:37
https://sh.itjust.works/post/33254079
from trailee@sh.itjust.works to privacy@lemmy.ml on 22 Feb 16:37
https://sh.itjust.works/post/33254079
Incogni has great advertising claims, but it feels pretty expensive as an ongoing subscription. Have you used it or do you currently use it? Please tell me about it.
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It sounds fishy to me tbh, I may be wrong but I also will not be surprised if something like the deal with honey comes out in a few years.
the thing with honey was fishy because they didn’t have an obvious monetization plan, it was just a free extension. incogni has a subscription plan and its also an established business model so idk probably alright
Fair, but what happens if you stop paying? Is it possible for them to add a second subscription price like what we’re seeing on streaming platforms?
I don’t really know a lot about them, but sounds like something I’d stay away from.
they will stop contacting data brokers to remove your data when your subscription runs out. and I guess they could? not sure what it would pay for, but there’s also other companies that provide the same service as them so you could swap
I hope you are correct.
Is it advertised on youtube? If yes, it’s a scam.
alternative question to ask: is it advertised by an “influencer”? If yes, it’s a scam.
I wouldn’t use any of such “data removal” services. Sounds like the Honey Scam all over again.
(Btw, the Honey browser extention/addon is a scam if you somehow didn’t already know by now)
I don’t understand how this could not be a scam. In which cases they would successfully remove datas from data brockers?
data brokers legally have to comply with removal requests, but there’s thousands of them and they make it difficult to do. incognis service is that they just do it for you
Legally they have to, but in reality they almost don’t have really the right to hold and collect them so it would be impossible to remove data from them AND even they said they have removed it… Who can prove that it is true?
I hate the whole “privacy as a service” concept. So I avoid them.
This is all anecdotal but I signed up for the icogni family plan since my parents are boomers who are seriously tech illiterate. After signing up, it seems like I’ve gotten more scam texts and calls, at least initially. I even got a scam letter twice from the same scam. So I would just save your money.
It’s possible that they are doing what they advertise and getting your name off databases but maybe the act of requesting that makes those companies send out your info to another data broker.
This is a very helpful anecdote, thanks!
I think it’s similar to the idea of clicking on the unsubscribe links on spam email. It lets the spammer know it’s a real, active address, so, often, it just ends up giving you more spam since they share that info. Only unsubscribe from things you actually subscribed to in the first place.
Oh good point. That’s likely what happened
How do you ask any company to delete your data? Give them your id document?
Being privacy consious and the act of requesting to had your info removed is just put you on their radar as “normies” doesn’t care.
EasyOptOuts.com is cheaper and just as effective. Ben, the developer behind it, is very responsive. The biggest change I’ve noticed is that my physical spam mail, such as credit card offers, etc., have decreased to almost none in less than the six months I’ve been with them.
It’s well worth the $20 per year.
Do not use any such services online. That will just generate another data point. Instead do it yourself manually. And in future create new email for every service. And use something like fake name generator to get name and email ID.
I’ve already been creating a unique email address for nearly every service, for many years. That probably complicates something like Incogni, which is a good point, thanks. It’s also amusing and telling when the phishing emails start coming into equifax@mydomain (true story).