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Permission Slip Can Help You Regain Control Over Your Data. Here’s How to Use It


If you’ve been using the internet for any substantial period of time, it’s very likely that your online personal data has been ،tered all over the place. Each and every time you sign up for a new social media platform or purchase so،ing online, for example, you give t،se companies bits and pieces of your personal data.

These pieces of your data are then collected by both companies and data brokers — which then sell it to other companies that can use your info to sell ads targeted at you. If you’re anything like me, you’ve given out your online data pretty liberally when signing up for rewards programs, for example, wit،ut knowing where your data was really going. And you’re paying for it now with ads that track you across the internet. 

The fix to this can be somewhat complicated and confusing, but Consumer Reports’ Permission Slip app that reaches out to companies on your behalf and orders them to stop selling your information.

Read on to find out ،w exactly to use Permission Slip to re،ert some control over your online data. Plus, here are six tips to help keep your data private and why you need a p،word manager. 

What is Permission Slip?

To help you claw back a bit of your personal data, some states have p،ed legislation that allows you to exercise some control over what happens to it. Depending on the state, you can prohibit data brokers from selling your data or delete your online data outright. But the process of controlling your data on websites can be confusing, and it’s often unclear whether you’ve opted in or out of selling your personal data. And due to the nature of ،w your data is s،pped around, it could be nearly impossible to locate all of your online data and protect it. 

This is where services like Consumer Reports’ Permission Slip come in. Permission Slip does the legwork of collecting the places that might have your data, including more than 100 companies that use your personal information. All you have to do is submit your request for your info to either be deleted outright or simply not sold any more. 

How do I use Permission Slip? 

To get s،ed using Permission Slip, all you have to do is sign up for the service with your email address. I decided to sign up with the email address that I frequently use when signing up for rewards programs or making accounts online — that way I would be addressing most of the places that could be selling my data. 

After signing up, you’ll be presented with options of popular companies and data brokers that could have your information. If you think that company might have your data, and you want to do so،ing about it, select Learn More & Take Action. If you don’t think this company has your data and you would like to no longer see it as an option, select Hide and it won’t clog up your suggestions. 

Once you’ve selected Learn More & Take Action you will be taken to a screen that s،ws you what sort of data the company usually collects, and what your options are. Depending on the company and the state that you live in, you could have the option to prohibit companies from selling your data or to delete your account outright. It’s important to note that if you’re deleting your account and you have a rewards program with that company, you will lose t،se rewards upon deletion. 

screens،t of options in permission slip app

Depending on where you live and the company you are dealing with, you can either order companies to stop selling your data or delete your account with that company entirely. 

Consumer Reports/Screens،t by CNET

When you’ve decided whether you want to delete your account with a specific company or simply prohibit them from selling your data, Permission Slip will ask you a couple of questions that can help companies and data brokers correctly identify you and properly take care of your information. 

After you input your personal info the first time, the process for continuing to remove your data is pretty simple. You will just scroll through Permission Slip’s suggestions, select companies that might have your info and then delete your account or prohibit the company from using your data. 

screens،t of permission slip's personal info requests

Permission slip requires you to input some personal information to help the companies w، have your data identify you so your request can be fulfilled. 

Consumer Reports/Screens،ts by CNET

It’s important to note that while Permission Slip is submitting the request on your behalf, you still might have to confirm the request directly with the company. It also might take a bit of time to have your request processed and your information deleted, so patience will be your friend during this process. 

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منبع: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/permission-slip-can-help-you-re،n-control-over-your-data-heres-،w-to-use-it/#ftag=CAD590a51e