Data Broker Remover vs Kanary

Data Broker Remover is a web service that submits data-broker opt-out and deletion requests for one U.S. adult aged 18 or older. Its annual plan costs $30 a year, paid and renewed once yearly. Requests go to covered sites about four times yearly; a site is skipped while an earlier request remains open. The free check searches eight people-search sites using a name and city, displays matching pages, and removes nothing. The paid plan currently sends requests to five of those eight sites, while three are listed for future development. A public catalog names 190 broker organizations, but request availability depends on each broker and state. The service handles matching broker replies and alerts customers when attention is needed. Receipts record submission details, not proof of deletion. Removal is not guaranteed, and data may return. Court, arrest, inmate, mugshot, voter, parcel, state-resident, custom, and extra-person requests are excluded. Account data and receipts are encrypted, with role-limited access and audit trails.

Kanary is a digital and physical attack surface management platform for individuals. It creates a risk model for each person, searches for personal data exposures, and provides intelligence intended for audit and response. Its scans cover data brokers, search engines, social media, and AI/LLM sources using searches modeled on attacker behavior. Automated operations include scans, removal requests, escalation emails, regulator complaints, and audits and fixes for account security settings. Reports include screenshots and direct links to listings, with monthly email reports and on-demand PDF or API reporting. Team accounts support SSO for Okta, Entra, and Google, plus API access for security and reporting integrations. Kanary says it is GDPR, NIST CSF 2.0, and SOC 2 compliant, and that it never sells, shares, or discloses personal information. Core costs $25 a month for U.S. residents, but its managed scans cover only a subset of top sites, not all sites, social media, or LLMs. Advanced costs $50 a month and lists full-coverage monitoring with social media and LLM coverage.