[1/4] Data brokers aggregate our contact info, our location data, and the most intimate details of our lives to sell them to anyone including scammers and governments.

Opting out can help reduce the number of targeted phishing and phone porting attempts you experience.

Read on to learn how. 👇

[2/4] You can manually opt out of each service for free, and continually check to see what you find on yourself using different search engines and queries. 

This guide is a fantastic jumping off point:

[2/4] You can manually opt out of each service for free, and continually check to see what you find on yourself using different search engines and queries. 

This guide is a fantastic jumping off point: https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List/blob/master/README.md

[3/4] The above guide also mentions several services that automate this process for you a few times a year.

I've had a solid experience with http://easyoptouts.com. I found new data brokers that slipped through the cracks, and when I reached out they updated right away.

[4/4] Neither of these approaches are a complete solution, but, with targeted attacks on crypto users visibly on the rise, they're a useful component of an overall strategy to keep yourself safer.