The best services for deleting yourself from the internet in 2023
Incogni features: Data broker management | Data removal request follow-ups | Limited reports | Shadow profile detection | User education resources | 30-day money-back guarantee
Surfshark’s Incogni is a great service for removing yourself from the internet and negotiating with data brokers.
Once you’ve signed up, Incogni will send out removal requests to a vast array of data brokers and it will use applicable privacy laws — including GDPR and CCPA — to enforce these requests.
The company says that most requests are handled within eight weeks, although some may require action by the user. Incogni will also tackle shadow profiles on your behalf. However, reports can be limited and may not provide as much in-depth information as some users may want.
Regarding pricing, Incogni offers monthly or annual plans. If you opt for a monthly plan, you will pay $12.99/month (tax included). Or, if you want to pay every year, Incogni’s services will cost you $77.78, or $6.49/month thanks to a 50% promotion in effect at the time of this writing.
If you’re unsure of how much information you need to be scrubbed from the internet, you could opt for the monthly plan and consider a clean-up once or twice a year. There is also a 30-day money-back guarantee, so if you find there is less out there related to you than you first believed, this service is a great try-before-you-buy option.
