Kanary vs NoDossier

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.

NoDossier helps people in the UK identify data brokers and prepare personal-data erasure requests. Its browser-based request builder and tracker do not send names, addresses, or phone numbers to a server, and they use no analytics, advertising pixels, or cookies. The public register contains 25 broker entries across six markets, with 24 routes checked and one awaiting human verification. Request wording reflects the broker’s legal basis, including legitimate-interest objections and requests involving consent or direct marketing. The tracker calculates the one-month response deadline and moves it to the next working day when necessary. If a broker misses the deadline, it can prepare an Information Commissioner’s Office complaint. The site says its database has no identity-document field, so users send requested proof directly to brokers. The free DIY plan costs nothing, is free forever rather than a trial, and requires no account. A paid “We do it for you” tier is not on sale. NoDossier does not guarantee erasure and is not a law firm or legal adviser.