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  • Mozilla has launched a paid subscription service called Mozilla Monitor Plus, which monitors and removes personal information from over 190 sites where brokers sell data.
  • The service is priced at $8.99 per month and is an extension of the free dark web monitoring service Mozilla Monitor (previously Firefox Monitor).
  • Basic Monitor members receive a free scan and one-time removal sweep, while Plus members get continual monthly data broker scans and removal attempts.

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[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 56 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (25 children)

How can they know it's your data without first collecting your data to compare it?

"Give us your personal information so we can ask others to delete your personal information" just doesn't sound like a trustworthy offer.

[–] Steve@communick.news 110 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (12 children)

I can also see the irony. But I can't imagine another way to do it at any scale. Do you know of another option?

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