NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Yes, opt-out from Spokeo *does* work
A number of persons have been complaining that they can't seem to make the Spokeo opt-out work -- (Ref: Privacy Alert: Delete yourself from "Spokeo" -- DO IT NOW! http://www.nnsquad.org/archives/nnsquad/msg03637.html ) It does work. But note the following. You may see a repeating captcha request. If you're entering it correctly (and perhaps also if you're accepting their sequencing cookie -- that may be required) just look for a note about a confirmation e-mail being sent, and click on the link in that e-mail to complete the process. (And remember, you don't have to give them your main e-mail address -- just create a "dummy" e-mail address for the purpose of the confirmation if you wish.) Obviously, you'll also want to make sure that any spam blocker won't block that confirmation e-mail. As long as you eventually receive the confirmation e-mail and click on the included confirmation link -- and then see the resulting confirmation page, you should be cool with the deletion -- at least as far as Spokeo is concerned. For right now, anyway. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator