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A question we get asked a lot is: Why do I need to share personal info with a data removal service, and how can I trust that its safe? ⠀ Data removal services need to collect customer information to find out where it has been exposed online. Still, the last thing many people want is to expose more data without adequate protections in place. ⠀ The question should be, how does the data removal service protect the data it collects about me? The answer should be through SOC 2 compliance and human involvement. ⠀ ➡ SOC 2 is a cybersecurity and data protection standard. Companies must pass a third-party audit to show that they are compliant and will not expose your data, so SOC 2 compliance means that you can be assured your data is protected. ⠀ ➡ Companies that involve humans in the data removal process protect your data above and beyond companies that advertise a fully automated data removal process. Fully automated data removal typically means those companies are sending removal requests for your data to a vast variety of data brokers without actually confirming that your data has been exposed on those sites in the first place, which increases data exposure. ⠀ Remember, a reputable data removal service will only use your info to keep you safe online. Anything less is unacceptable. ⠀ #DataRemoval #DataProtection #OnlineSafety #DataPrivacy

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