There’s now an industry that promises to delete customers’ personal information from “people-search” sites. After studying these services, Yael Grauer of Consumer Reports says it’s still tough to wipe ...

You're more popular than you realize, but that isn’t as good as it sounds. Some of your biggest fans are data brokers. Data broker companies find your personal information and sell it to eager buyers, ...

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