Your
app selection has a big impact on privacy and security. These programmers
gather information and may share it with others. Many business
listings furthermore, each app uses considerable space. Is
it really necessary to download a flashlight app when your phone already has
one?
An
app audit is a good idea every now and again. Go through your apps and delete
any that you don't use or require.
Have
you considered how many websites and apps have access to your information? You
could be signed up for services you haven't used in years or are only
occasionally using. It's not enough to delete an app. You'll need to delete
your account as well. Because this isn't always easy, we've created a list of
accounts that are tough to delete.
You
are more vulnerable to hackers and tracking the more online accounts you have.
It can be tough to completely remove your account on some apps and sites. They
may need you to use a desktop browser to access the site or to contact the
company directly.
Finding
the appropriate pages to delete an account is easy thanks to a single website.
Go to just
delete. Me and type in the name of business
listings the service you wish to delete or click on it. The
site employs color colors to indicate how difficult a site's deletion process
is. Green is simple, red is challenging, and black is impossible. If you get
stuck and want to learn more about something, click "Show Info."
Just
Delete. I have classified the following eight online accounts as
"impossible" to delete:
1 - Netflix
"Contact
customer service," says the Netflix details option on Just Delete Me. Even
yet, they may not remove your account if you later decide to return and
maintain your history and recommendations."
To
cancel your membership, go to help.netflix.com/en/node/407, but read the small
print at help.netflix.com/en/node/100625, which states that
the firm maintains "limited non-personally-identifying information"
for "lawful reasons" and "fraud prevention." This includes
your email address as well as hashed payment information free
listing.
2 - Wikipedia
According
to Just Delete Me, you cannot delete your Wikipedia login. Indeed, any links to
the official Wikipedia page for deleting your account lead to a generic FAQ page instead.
3 - Pinterest
You
can deactivate your profile and have your posts hidden but not deleted,
according to Just Delete Me. This is what it states under the "Deactivate
Your Account" section of help.pinterest.com/en/article/deactivate-or-close-your-account.
This action will "permanently erase your information from Pinterest,"
according to the "Close Your Account" section.
4 - Steam
Steam
Support will tell you not to use the account to erase it, according to Just Delete
Me. You can request termination of your account by going to store.steampowered.com/account and
logging in. Personal information will be deleted from Steam, but "some
content you've put in community sections will not." The entire procedure
takes 30 days.
5 - EdX
According
to Just Delete Me, you don't need to remove your previous edX account because
it will be deleted after a period of time if you don't use it. According to an
edX support page, you can request a deletion by going to courses.edx.org/account/settings.
Note that some course data, as well as financial records, will be kept for
research purposes.
6 - Ever note
You
can only temporarily deactivate your Ever note account, according to Just Delete
Me, and you'll have to manually delete your notes and personal information.
While a link to the deactivation page is provided, another website explains how
to permanently close your account.
To
understand how to do this, go to help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056549574-Permanently-close-your-Evernote-account.
All of your notes and personal information will be removed, according to the
site, though it will take four weeks.
7 - Starbucks
You
can ask Starbucks to encrypt your information, but you can't remove your
account, according to Just Delete Me. Request deletion at customerservice.starbucks.com/app/contact/ask
star bucks website.
"As
needed by law for taxes and other record-keeping purposes, we are unable to
totally remove an account from our internal records," the site's privacy
statement says. A part further down notes that you can request that your
personal information be deleted, however this is "subject to certain
limitations."
8 - YouTube
Because
YouTube is owned by Google, you'll have to delete your Google account to remove
it. You can, however, completely erase your channel and its connected content.
Follow
the steps at support.google.com/YouTube/answer/55759#zippy=percent
2Cdelete-your-channel-permanently to remove your channel
permanently. Your channel, comments, responses, messages, and viewing history
will all be deleted.
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