DIY opt-outs (manual)
Free, most thorough, and entirely in your control.
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sovereigntyThe sovereign route: file the opt-outs yourself using the community-maintained Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List, which documents the process for hundreds of brokers. Free, the most complete coverage possible — and honestly tedious: budget a weekend up front and a few hours each quarter to keep it clean.
SOURCE-AVAILABLEFree — community guidesLOCAL-FIRST
LicenseFree — community guides
PricingFree — your time is the cost: a weekend up front, a few hours quarterly after
Open sourceNo
Self-hostableNo
Local-first dataYes
What it does well
- +Costs nothing
- +You decide exactly what disappears first
- +Community guides cover more brokers than any paid service
Where it falls short
- −Hours of tedious form-filling
- −Must be repeated as brokers relist your data
- −Easy to burn out before finishing the list
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