Minnesotans, There’s A Way To Protect Your Privacy

Have you ever gotten a text from a number that you didn’t recognize, that acted as if they knew you? “How Are Today?” or “Hey It’s Been a Long Time, How Are You?” are a couple I’ve gotten over the last few months.  

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Obviously, I didn’t reply to either, but who was sending me those messages? What about email messages or other unwanted messages? Most people feel helpless against these intrusions. How are they getting our information? And better yet, how do we get our information off those lists? 

To answer the “how do these people or sites get our information” question, there are computer programs out there they can comprise our personnel information from websites that we use who we think aren’t allowing access to our information, but they really are. 

Now to answer the second question; “how do we get our information off of these sites” so we don’t get these messages anymore question, there’s help out there. 

There’s a website called joindeleteme.com that will help “scrub” your information as best they can from these lists or sites. Information like your current and past addresses, your former spouses, where your relatives live along with phone numbers and email addresses can also be found from certain types of websites. 

Law Enforcement, Security Experts, and Private Investigators are among the occupations that can purchase your information from these types of sites.  But stalkers and those who are looking to steal your identity can also access this with a simple purchase.   

Deleteme.com will remove as much information as possible and some of it can be removed in as little as 24 hours, others take a little more time. And then others require certain types of notification before they remove your information.  

The cost for the service is $209 for one person or around $9 per month for two years. For two people, the cost is $349 or about $14.60 per month for two years.  

Why do you need to keep this for two years? A couple of reasons, first, they can’t get everything cleared off the internet, at least the first time around. As I said, some sites take longer to remove your details, so deleteme.com ensures they take down your information when they say they will.  

Secondly, this will have to be a on-going issue as these sites and other sites will continue to gather your information and what is wiped away could be re-gathered over time.  

Once you become a member, joindeleteme.com will make an effort to keep their customers as safe as possible.  

The Better Business Bureau gives joindeleteme.com an A+ rating, so this is something you might want to consider, especially if you’re getting those calls, texts or email messages.