The article linked here refers to ten data brokers. But there are far more than that that are handling and selling your data. There's no way you can delete your information from all of them without subscribing to a service to do it for you.
Ex: photo ID, SSN, all past addresses, online handles, family member details
Do they keep these forever? So many companies eventually get hacked.
Required seems to be,
First name, last name, country, state, city.
You can add more info if needed. Don't see anything about ID, SSN.
You can add other addresses. You can add extra family members. These aren't required but I'm sure it would help from what I've seen on other websites.
Thinking about it, the brokers might be the best companies with deleting data.
"If I don't have previous data on you requesting deletion, I won't know next time I encounter your data so I'll just re-add it."
Let's see how well it pans out. But for now, they found 120 matches in different levels. They generated a report based with screenshots and links.
Paid for ultimate. They have already removed some of them.
You can upload an ID for the sites that require it. They suggest what data to mask out.
You can give them a limited power of attorney (revocable with just a click) to act on your behalf.
There is no way you can delete your information from all of them [period].
My personal recommendations to lessen data-associations:
1) Actually use cash
2) Shop at places which don't require membership (e.g. for discounts)
3) Buy a domain name which allows you to `catch-all@your.domain` and then give each requestor a unique-to-them "email address" e.g. WalMart @ JoeSmith2222333.com
4) Don't carry your cell phone with you everywhere; Don't sleep with your phone
5) Remove/unplug/disable voice assistants
6) Run LLMs/ChatGPT on local instances
7) Have your DHCP auto-issue an IP to your own local DNS server (e.g: PiHole)
There are benefits to doing this that are beyond just privacy.
When people ask "how do people reach you" my typical response is "a select few people know where I live or have my landline [full-stop]."
Being unreachable is a lifestyle, not a part of most's journey.
May also try switching to Fastmail this year.
Perks of local DNS-resolver include it working across all devices accessing the local network, including outside of the browser. It is ASTONISHING how many connections modern OS'es attempt, by the millesecond.
[1] Pi-hole.net
[2] raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/ [3]
[3] ...or better. Runs just-fine on this one!