Ya know, if I wanted to take over an account from someone via deceit, I’d offer to delete it for them. After all, they assume it is deleted and never check there again. I change some values, re-route notices to my email, etc. Just sayin ...
I used to have students search for their name in quotation marks (Exact phrase) to see how many times they could find themselves on the internet. Many were amazed so much of the information on sites like these was actually nearly public information.
The real surprise came when I had parents Google their children’s name
It is a good idea to delete any thing you can from any site you don’t plan to visit any longer
The problem is finding all those old accounts you don’t use anymore (and therefore may not remember). Those are the ones I’d prefer to be able to “delete”.
Funny how there’s a “try our new Chrome extension” on top when google is in direct cahoots with the NSA. From the guys who gave you “Do Not Track Me” (for cookies), DeleteMe https://www.abine.com/deleteme/landing.php seems to be better as I know some guys who used it.
Please delete me, let me go, for I don’t want you anymore
For later
https://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/add-ons-that-help-browsers-block-web-trackers
That article discusses DoNotTrackMe, Ghostery, and Disconnect.
I use all 3 with Firefox. They each have advantages over the other two. Some may miss items the others find. Of course, none are 100%.
BFL
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You'll have better luck learning to fly by flapping your arms and jumping off a cliff.
The only way I know of to truly get yourself off the internet is to disappear one day and tell NO ONE, take a new name (don't change it legally), lose all your contacts, family, friends, history, bank accounts, material assets.... start over from scratch....
And then stay the hell off the internet!!! Otherwise you're gonna start it all over again by looking your old self up, and inadvertently creating a link to your new self. Dumb, dumb, dumb, ...
Would you mind giving me a little help...I may have over-looked it in the various Sand Box files....how do you make the strike out line ... through a word? Many thanks!
yoe