Data Removal Service Deep Dive
Channel: The New Oil
Date: 2022-08-03

My last video sparked a lot of questions about data removal websites, mainly which ones I recommend and what I think of different services. In this video, I weigh in. The answer will probably not be satisfying.

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00:00 Introduction
00:36 Promo Spot/Announcements!
02:14 Context & Main Source Disclosure
02:43 Data removal services are tools
03:10 "Obvious" pitfalls
04:23 Less "Obvious" pitfalls
07:21 Lessons
09:46 Promo Spot
10:29 Outro

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