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Understand and shrink your digital footprint.

Deep dives on data breaches, forgotten accounts, privacy laws, and practical ways to reduce the number of companies holding your personal data.

What to Do When You Get a Data Breach Notification (Step-by-Step Guide)
GuidesDec 4, 2025· 8 min read

What to Do When You Get a Data Breach Notification (Step-by-Step Guide)

Got a breach notification? Here's exactly what to do in the next 24 hours to protect yourself. Practical steps anyone can follow.

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DeleteMe vs. Deseat.me vs. GhostSweep: Which Privacy Tool Should You Use
GuidesDec 4, 2025· 9 min read

DeleteMe vs. Deseat.me vs. GhostSweep: Which Privacy Tool Should You Use

Comparing the top privacy tools for finding and deleting your online accounts. Features, pricing, pros/cons, and which one is right for you.

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How to Actually Delete Your Instagram Account (And Why 1 Billion People Should Consider It)
GuidesDec 2, 2025· 12 min read

How to Actually Delete Your Instagram Account (And Why 1 Billion People Should Consider It)

Instagram makes signing up effortless—but deleting your account is slow, hidden, and full of friction. This guide explains what Instagram really knows about you, what “deletion” actually means, and how to back up your data, deactivate, or permanently leave the platform on your own terms.

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How to Find All Your Online Accounts (The Complete 2025 Guide)
GuidesDec 2, 2025· 12 min read

How to Find All Your Online Accounts (The Complete 2025 Guide)

You probably have more than 100 online accounts — most of them forgotten, still holding your data, and still a security risk. This guide walks you through how to find them, evaluate them, and delete the ones you don’t need.

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I Scanned My Gmail and Found 166 Companies With My Data. So I Built GhostSweep.
StoryDec 2, 2025· 7 min read

I Scanned My Gmail and Found 166 Companies With My Data. So I Built GhostSweep.

I thought I was careful about my digital privacy—strong passwords, cautious about signups, the usual. Then a late-night Gmail search revealed 166 companies with my data, and at least one had already been breached. This is what I found, why manual cleanup doesn’t work, and how that led me to build GhostSweep.

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