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Data Paywalls

Services that charge you to see — or to hide — what's already known about you. The business model that profits from both sides of your privacy.

Pay-to-see & pay-to-hide services

DeleteMe

Subscription service that opts you out of dozens of brokers on your behalf.

$129

per year

750+

brokers covered

Incogni

Automated removal requests sent to brokers on a recurring basis.

$13

per month

200+

brokers covered

BeenVerified

Charges a monthly fee to view background reports built from public data.

$27

per month

Unlimited

lookups

TruthFinder

Pay-to-view people reports, while also offering removal of its own listings.

$28

per month

US

coverage

Aura

Bundles identity monitoring, alerts, and broker removal into one fee.

$12

per month

All-in-one

suite

LifeLock

Identity-theft alerts and insurance, layered on credit-bureau data.

$11

per month

US

coverage