Hit Acxiom, LexisNexis and other aggregators first to cut off dozens of data broker sites
thisdudelikesAI · x · 2026-09-14
Step 3 of the data broker opt-out thread: manually hit the big aggregators that feed everyone else — Acxiom, LexisNexis, Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified. Each takes 20-30 minutes of tedious work, but killing the source cuts off dozens of downstream sites.
Earlier steps include using California's CPPA DROP platform to send one deletion request to 600+ registered brokers at once.
Related event: Creator Exposes $200B Data Broker Industry, Publishes Full Opt-Out Guide(10 posts)→
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