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c) Emailed copy of confirmation to my “records” email account.

Do Not Call List

https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx

a) This is the U.S. government’s “Do Not Call List” created a few years ago through an act of Congress. Although it feels good to have all my numbers on the list so I can threaten telemarketers (it works!), don’t get too excited or put too much faith in it as any corporation can buy this list to use - and they do.

b) Registered all of my numbers.

c) Emailed copy of confirmation to my “records” email account.

The DMA (Direct Marketing Association)

http://www.ims-dm.com/

a) Many pages direct you here to get off of mailing/email lists.

b) Emailed privacy@the-dma.org asking about removal.

c) Directed to http://www.ims-dm.com/ for privacy.

d) Filled out forms in upper right-hand corner of page.

Intelius

https://www.intelius.com/privacy.php

a) Oddly, when I searched http://switchboard.intelius.com/optout.php for my info, I couldn’t find anything, so I thought I was not in the Intelius database. It was only after more research that I discovered I was.

b) 7.19.10: Faxed Intelius data brokers at 425-974-6194 my California ID with picture and number crossed out as directed, got fax confirmation, and filed it in paper records.

c) Emailed them requesting fax confirmation. Still waiting....

Acxiom

http://www.acxiom.com

a) Filled out remove request form (then waited for mail confirmation): http://www.acxiom.com/about_us/privacy/consumer_information/opt_out_request_form/Pages/Opt-OutRequestForm.aspx

b) Requested “opt-out cookie” for targeted marketing: http://www.acxiom.com/products_and_services/TargetedEngagement/DisplayAds/Pages/Relevance-XOpt-Out.aspx

c) 8.20.10: Received mail packet from Acxiom which included a mostly useless “Privacy Guide” with reference number which contained the “final opt-out form” which I mailed back promptly. Still waiting on final reply....

Google Phone Directory

http://www.google.com/help/pbremoval.html

a) Removed all numbers found.

whitepages.com

http://www.whitepages.com/myinfo/removal_form

a) Found my listing and removed it online.

Peoplefinder/Enformation

support@enformation.com

a) 7.19.10: Received Peoplefinder email back asking for a post letter, saying it will take five to six weeks....

b) Printed Peoplefinder/Enformation letter and mailed it: Opt-Out/Peoplefinders.com, 1821 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95811. (Oddly, this address is used for more than two data broker businesses.)

c) Emailed them asking for confirmation when letter arrives. Still waiting....

Abacus

optout@abacus-us.com

a) 7.19.10: Emailed opt-out request.

b) 7.25.10: Received email from abacusoptout@epsilon.com saying: “Per your request, we have suppressed your name and current address from Epsilon’s Abacus Cooperative database. In addition, your name and current address will be blocked from entering our system in the future. Should you change your name or address, you may need to opt-out from Epsilon’s Abacus Cooperative database again using your updated information.”

c) Easiest to remove and most impressive response on record.

Random Magazines?

Everything was going so well until I got some magazines in the mail. WTF? After all my privacy work, I get catalogs?

a) Received an REI camping catalog in the mail with a code number on the label. I have never ordered from the company, do not camp, thought my mailing address was super-secret, and did not know how I got on their mailing list. I called their “mailing list removal number” (800-426-4840) and requested removal. They asked for my code number, then said they had removed me. Before hanging up, I asked them where they got my name and address. They had to check, but they found that they got my info from Title Nine, a clothing company I ordered two small items from several years ago who must have been actively stalking my change of address requests or getting my information from somewhere else.

b) Called Title Nine customer service (800-342-4448), gave them my customer number