My HR manager just fixed me to open my personal email in front of half a dozen people and change my password in front of them… to sign an employee handbook…. This checkout?

I decided to Google myself and could not believe the information that popped up, it was scary how much of my personal information was out there. I went through googles process to try and take it down, and they denied all of them. Could anyone point me in the right direction to try and remove this information to the public?

Every couple of years as far back as I can remember, I download and compare my credit reports to make sure there are no surprises. This time I got an unexpected surprise. Less than 24 hours after using the same official website (AnnualCreditReport . com ) as always, I received an email from Whitepages saying my data had been updated. I immediately went in and saw what had changed and I know it was either TransUnion or Equifax that shared with Whitepages. I have since opted-out to have my information removed.

A few years back I purchased a one time credit score service to use for a car purchase so the dealers would not run my credit beforehand, and was then peppered with unsolicited offers even though I paid for a service whose privacy policy stated specifically that they would not share or sell my data.

It just seems we can't do anything anymore without our data being shared to a third party with or without consent.

During a traffic stop, the police asked me for my phone number and, more importantly, my email address, which they wrote down. After speaking with a lawyer, I was told that this information could be reused and linked to me in case of an investigation. What is the most secure type of email? When is it best to use only a Gmail account? And most importantly, how can I delete it without leaving any traces?

Thanks.

My ssn is now available online because of this. But also,

NPD literally had azip file of passwords that could access data.. on its website, allowing anyone in m https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/national-public-data-published-its-own-passwords/

It also appears that NPD will be shutting down. As a result class action lawsuits likely won't do anything practical, except drain any remaining finances.

Get this too, there's currently no US regulation of data brokers https://www.nclc.org/national-public-data-breach-shows-urgent-need-for-cfpb-to-regulate-data-brokers/

And opting out from data brokers only stops them from selling your data, it doesn't remove your data from their databases.

I guess the good news is that with 270 million social security numbers exposed, we're all in this boat together.