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On March 23rd, the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This means that a lot of people’s genetic data is about to enter a legal grey zone. 

We recommend that if you are a 23andMe customer, you follow the California AG’s advice and delete your 23andMe account. 

Even if you are not a customer of 23andMe? You’re probably still affected by the bankruptcy of what was, until recently, one of the world’s largest biotech companies.

We’ve covered the data risks of using genetic testing companies like 23andMe before:

• A comparison of different DNA testing companies. 
• Genetic testing privacy policies and how to keep your personal data to yourself if you decide to get a genetic test.

So, here’s what you need to know if you’re worried about your data (or the data of someone close to you). 

What’s Happening to the Genetic Data You Gave to 23andMe?

It’ll probably be sold to a new owner. When you shared your DNA with 23andMe, you effectively gave it to them.

• Learn more: How companies like 23andMe use your data. 

Genetic data from over 15 million people worldwide is 23andMe’s core business asset. 

Just like what happens to any other business asset during bankruptcy, 23andMe’s cache of data is now highly likely to be sold to a new owner​ (as per 23andMe’s privacy policy). You don’t get any say in who this is. 

Experts warn that DNA information isn’t just another data point but a “blueprint” of your biological identity, and its sale could have “far-reaching consequences.”​

23andMe said that its bankruptcy won’t affect how customer data is stored, managed, or protected. 

It also said it would look for a buyer who would share its commitment to customer data privacy. But you have to take their word for it. 

Considering that in 2023, the company disclosed a data breach that impacted 6.9 million customers, that’s not too reassuring. 

Any buyer of 23andMe would need to initially comply with 23andMe’s current privacy policy, but they could change the terms eventually. 

According to Sara Gerke, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, whoever buys 23andMe’s data could make significant changes to how they protect it. 

A buyer could change the policy to allow for the sharing of genetic data with some types of insurers, like long-term care or disability insurance companies. Data is unlikely to be shared directly with health insurers since that would be a violation of the federal nondiscrimination law called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

Plus, as some legal experts have pointed out, whoever buys 23andMe’s data could take away the option to opt out of sharing. Hence why you should opt out now (see how below). 

Isn’t My Genetic Data Anonymized? 

Yes, according to 23andMe, customers’ genetic data is anonymized and stored separately from your other data (e.g., name, address, etc.) 

However, speaking to Al Jazeera, Arthur Caplan, the head of the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, said: 

“Given the fact that DNA analysis is even better now than it was 10 years ago when all this collection started, they might be able to identify people.”

The Electronic Frontier Foundation also said that genetic data can’t be truly de-identified: 

“Even if separated from obvious identifiers like name, it is still forever linked to only one person in the world. And at least one study has shown that, when combined with data from GenBank, a National Institutes of Health genetic sequence database, data from some genealogical databases can result in the possibility of re-identification.”  

“This Doesn’t Affect Me” 

You don’t even have to be a customer of 23andMe to be impacted. You just have to be related to one.  

As Professor Carissa Veliz, author of Privacy is Power said in a BBC article:

“If you gave your data to 23andMe, you also gave the genetic data of your parents, your siblings, your children, and even distant kin who did not consent to that.” 

The same is true in reverse. 

Even if you take your privacy extremely seriously and wouldn’t dream of handing over your most sensitive data to a company like 23andMe, chances are, someone you know (parents, siblings, children, uncles, etc.) has done exactly that. 

By sharing their data with 23andMe, they’ve also inadvertently shared some of your data, too.  

Law enforcement can use these databases indirectly to identify suspects. Even if a suspect hasn’t submitted their own DNA, police might identify them through relatives who have shared their DNA. 

For example, the “Golden State Killer” was caught in 2018 when police used GEDmatch to link DNA from the crime scene to third cousins. 

That said, 23andMe does not provide law enforcement access to its database. 

In its transparency report, you can see that though authorities tried to get access to the genetic information of 15 people, the company did not produce this data. 

Regardless, non-customers whose DNA is revealed through someone else’s test have very limited recourse. For example, you can’t log in to delete data. 

Genetic Data Protection Laws 

“Isn’t my genetic data protected legally?” 

The answer is complicated. 

At the federal level:

• The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act applies to 23andMe genetic data, preventing insurers and employers from using genetic data to discriminate against you. 
• However, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – the law that most people would think of in relation to genetic data – is not relevant since it applies to healthcare and not direct-to-consumer companies such as 23andMe. 

However, at the state level, many states do have laws that cover genetic testing and data. 

For example, California’s Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prohibits genetic discrimination in employment, housing, mortgage lending, education, and public accommodations.

According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, about a dozen US states have consumer data privacy laws that are specific to genetic privacy. Most of these require 23andMe to get consent from consumers before transferring data to someone else in an acquisition scenario. 

Other states have comprehensive privacy laws that give consumers rights to access and delete their data (though there are no protections in cases of mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcies). 

What To Do Now 

You should probably delete your 23andMe account and/or warn those close to you to do the same. 

If you are a customer of 23andMe, here is exactly what we would advise you to do:

Download your 23andMe data

If you did a 23andMe test, you might as well keep the results by downloading your data. 

Here’s how:

1. Go to 23andMe and log into your account.
2. Click your username.
3. Click “Settings.”
4. Scroll to ‘23andMe Data’ and click “View.” 
5. Download the 23andMe data you want to keep. 

Delete Your 23andMe data and account

Despite what some people are saying, 23andMe is not preventing you from deleting your account. 

If the 23andMe site doesn’t work when you attempt to delete your account (previously, there was such a rush to delete 23andMe accounts that the site crashed), you can contact 23andMe customer support at customercare@23andme.com. 

Otherwise, to delete your 23andMe account, do the following: 

1. Log into your 23andMe account.
2. Click “Settings.”
3. Scroll down to ‘23andMe Data.’ 
4. Click “View.”
5. Scroll to ‘Delete Data.’
6. Click “Permanently Delete Data.”
7. Confirm your deletion request via email

After you delete your 23andMe account, your personal information won’t be used for future research (something that about 80% of 23andMe customers gave their consent for), and your genetic samples will be discarded (if you asked the company to store them previously). 

A big caveat 

Even if you delete your 23andMe account, the company may still retain some of your information. 

As per 23andMe’s privacy policy: 

“23andMe and/or our contracted genotyping laboratory will retain your Genetic Information, date of birth, and sex as required for compliance with applicable legal obligations … even if you chose to delete your account.” 

Remember to Opt Out of Genealogical Records Sites

Even if you’ve:

• Never taken a DNA test
• Deleted your 23andMe account 

Your information may still be available online in genealogy databases. 

It’s not your DNA, but it’s still your personal information, so take this time to delete yourself from these kinds of sites, too.

If you’re looking for directions, see our step-by-step guides:

• How to opt out of Ancestry.
• How to opt out of Family Tree Search.
• How to opt out of Rootsweb.
• How to opt out of Geni.
• How to opt out of Genealogy.com.
• How to opt out of Ancient Faces.
• How to opt out of FamilyTreeNow.
• How to opt out of Archives.com.

Or, you can subscribe to our data broker removal service to have our privacy experts opt you out of these (and other) sites on your behalf. 

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After getting bombarded by personalized ads, I made it my mission to learn how to remove ads from Google Search results. Read on to find out what I’ve learned.

How to Remove Ads from Google Search Results 

The only reliable way to stop seeing ads in Google Search results is to install an ad blocker. 

Ad-blocking software can block many types of ads, including those on Google Search, and there are many free or low-cost options available.

Be aware, however, that not every ad blocker will block ads on Google Search. 

For example, when I used AdBlock, I continued to see ads in Google Search results, but when I switched to uBlock Origin, they were effectively blocked. 

If you opt for this route, do some research to ensure the ad blocker you’re thinking of installing blocks ads on Google Search. 

What Else Can You Do to Stop Seeing Ads In Google Search? 

If you don’t want to install an ad blocker, or if that method doesn’t work for you, you can also try the following. 

Use a different search engine 

Some search engines, like DuckDuckGo and Brave, focus on user privacy and do not show personalized ads or track your search activity, meaning you don’t have to be concerned about personalized advertising. 

DuckDuckGo, Brave, and similar search engines that bill themselves as being “more private” still display ads in their search results based on the keywords you search for. 

However, if you’re used to Google, these search engines might not return the results you’re used to seeing. 

For instance, one reviewer who switched from Google to DuckDuckGo found that it was far less effective at helping him piece together results for which he didn’t have a clear search query. He attributed this to an inferior algorithm that isn’t as clever at interpreting search inputs.

Other privacy-focused search engines are working on actively improving their search algorithm capabilities, such as Swisscows, which relies on Microsoft Bing’s search index but uses advanced semantics-based artificial intelligence to improve its results. That said, some reviewers have pointed out that some data (such as your IP address) is still logged when using Swisscows.

Adjust ad settings (to stop seeing personalized ads) 

As an alternative, you can adjust your Google ad settings to continue using the world’s most popular search engine while seeing less personalized ads on Search and across all of Google’s services. 

To change your ad settings on Google, follow these steps:

1. Go to My Ad Center on Google and sign in if needed.
2. On the upper right side of the screen, you’ll see a drop-down menu next to “Personalized Ads.”
3. Click on the drop-down menu and switch it to “Off.”
4. You’ll see a popup window advising you of the advantages of personalized ads. Click “Turn off” at the bottom. 
5. That’s it! You’ll see a second popup window stating that it could take a while for the change to take effect.

Your Ad Center should now look like this:

According to Google’s Ad Center Help, when you turn off personalized ads, the information/activity saved in your account won’t be used to determine what ads to show you. Instead, the ads you see will be based on general factors like the topic of the website you’re visiting or the time of day. 

Subscribe to Google premium where available

Google offers premium versions of some of its services, such as YouTube Premium, which removes ads from YouTube videos. 

However, there isn’t a direct Google Search premium service that removes ads from search results.

The Best Way to Remove Ads 

The best way to remove ads on Google Search and elsewhere on the web is to install an ad blocker. Make sure to get one that blocks ads on Google Search – not all of them do. uBlock is a good option, but do your own research to ensure it suits you. 

Something to note is that just because you stop seeing ads (or personalized ads, at least), that doesn’t mean your personal data is not being sold to advertisers. In fact, data brokers (such as Whitepages, Spokeo, and Intelius) are actively harvesting your data and selling it to third-party advertisers for a minimal fee. 

Fortunately, you can opt out of data brokers to prevent them from collecting and selling your personal information. 

Unfortunately, you will need to opt out of every data broker with a profile on you, and you’ll most likely have to repeat the process, as data brokers are notorious for reactivating accounts when new information about you is uncovered online. 

As an alternative, you can subscribe to a data removal service such as DeleteMe to handle the opt-out process for you and reduce the likelihood of your personal information being used to target you with ads. 

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If you’d like to find out how to remove an address from Google Business – whether it’s your business or your personal address – you’ve come to the right place. 

Follow the steps below to learn how to remove your address from Google’s directory. We also show you how to remove a business from Google Maps.

How to Remove Address from Google Business

There are many reasons why you may want to remove an address from Google Business, including if you work from home and would like to maintain your privacy. 

Fortunately, removing an address from Google’s directory is relatively simple. 

1. Log into Google

First, sign in to Google Business. 

If you have multiple businesses, select the one that you’d like to remove the address for.

2. Go to your profile

Once your business page pulls up, click “Edit profile” on the upper left.

3. Edit your location

When the popup window with your business details appears, click “Location” in the tabs at the top of the window. 

Scroll down to “Location and areas” and find the field marked “Business location.” 

You’ll see a pencil next to your address. Go ahead and click it. 

From there, you’ll see a new screen. Click the slider marked “Show business address to customers” to off.

How to Remove a Business from Maps

You can also remove your business from Google Maps. Follow the below steps to do so.

1. Sign into Google Maps

Go to Google Maps and sign in with the account associated with your business profile.

2. Select your business

From Maps, select your business as it appears. 

On the left-hand side of the screen, a popup will open with the business details. 

Scroll down until you find “Suggest an edit.”

3. Remove your business

Next, you’ll see a popup with two options. Pick the second option to “Close or remove” the listing. 

You’ll be shown a new list of options asking why the listing needs to be removed. Pick the one that works best for your situation. 

Then, click “Submit.”

How to Set Up a Google Business Profile for a Business Without a Physical Address

If your business doesn’t have a physical address, you can still set up a Google Business Profile – and you don’t have to share your home address to do so.

Instead, when setting up a Google Business Profile, leave the “business location” field empty. 

Google allows this for service-area businesses, i.e., businesses that deliver to or visit customers directly, like plumbers or cleaning services.

Removing Address from Google Business

While you can remove your address from Google Business and Maps by following the steps above, the address may still be linked to you and thus discoverable online. 

One reason for this is data brokers, which are companies that collect and sell public information about you to any interested third parties. 

Luckily, you can opt out of data brokers to prevent them from sharing your personal details, including your address, with anyone who wants to see them. 

To remove yourself from data brokers and stop your address from showing up on Google Search results, you will need to opt out of every major data broker with a profile on you. See our free DIY guides here.

You will more than likely need to repeat the process, as data brokers notoriously reactivate profiles when they uncover new information about you. 

As an alternative to manually opting out of data brokers, consider subscribing to a data removal service such as DeleteMe. Our privacy professionals will opt you out of data brokers on your behalf, and they will do so continuously to ensure your name and address do not reappear on broker databases. 

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This guide will walk you through the Make America Great Again mailing list removal process. 

MAGA is an American super political action committee (PAC) that supports former president Donald Trump. 

If you’re on MAGA’s mailing list but no longer want to get mail (physical or email) from them, follow the steps below. 

How to Unsubscribe from the MAGA Mailing List

When you get physical MAGA mail, look for a contact number somewhere in the letter or on the promotional flier. 

Once you’ve found it, call it and ask to be taken off the mailing list. 

You can also communicate your request through the “Contact Us” link on MAGA Inc.’s site. Be sure to include your physical mailing address in your request to have it removed from the list.

MAGA Inc. should also provide opt-out information on their privacy policy. Unfortunately, as you can see from a screenshot of their policy below, they seem to have forgotten to include their contact information.

Depending on where you live, you might also be able to quote the law to request removal from MAGA Inc.’s mailing list. 

However, the same thing applies here as before: The privacy policy is missing information on how to actually contact MAGA Inc. 

Therefore, your best bet is to contact the super PAC through the contact form on MAGA’s site. 

Something to note: The privacy policy says that opting out might not be immediate, so be aware that you may continue to receive mail for a time after completing the opt-out process. 

What to Do If You Keep Receiving MAGA Mail 

If you continue to receive physical MAGA mail for some time after submitting your opt-out request, you can write “Refused: Return to sender” on the front of any unwanted and unopened mail from MAGA with a return address and put it back in the mail.

You can also vote early, which will help your vote get recorded and increase the chances that your name will get removed from the mailing list. 

It costs money for the MAGA campaign to send physical mail out, so when they’re able to verify that you’ve already voted, you’re no longer part of the campaign’s focus. 

Keep in mind, though, that there is usually a delay between when you’ve voted and when the county voter list is updated. 

How to Unsubscribe from the MAGA Email List

Fortunately, it’s easier to unsubscribe from the MAGA email list. 

You can do so directly in your inbox by opening a MAGA email and clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link at the top of the email beside the sender’s name or at the bottom of the email. 

If, for whatever reason, you’re not able to unsubscribe using this method, you can also move any incoming MAGA emails to the junk folder, set up a filter to do so automatically or block the email address entirely. 

How to Stay Off the MAGA Mailing List for Good

It can be frustrating to find yourself on mailing lists again and again, especially if you’ve never signed up for them or dealt with a particular organization before. 

One way it happens is through data brokers. These are companies that collect and sell your personal information for a minimal fee. All that MAGA —or any other political, business, or individual entity—has to do is purchase your profile to obtain your mailing address.

Since the information brokers sell is considered public, neither data brokers nor the people, organizations, and/or groups buying from them are seen as doing anything illegal – although it can feel like a violation of privacy when you start getting increased robocalls, spam texts, and junk mail. 

Fortunately, you can remove yourself from data broker databases by submitting an opt-out request. 

Be aware, however, that you will need to submit an opt-out request to every broker with a profile on you. 

Additionally, you will need to repeat the process whenever a data broker finds more information about you, as this will cause your profile to reactivate. On top of that, data brokers tend to get their information from one another, meaning that once your profile is reactivated on one data broker, it will likely reactivate on multiple sites. 

As an alternative, you can subscribe to a data broker removal service such as DeleteMe to handle the process of opting out of data brokers for you. Doing so will help ensure that your mailing address – and all your other personal data – is not sold to entities like MAGA or anyone else. 

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This guide will walk you through the process of undergoing the Tell It Like It Is removal from your inbox. 

If you’re looking for a way to stop unwanted emails and ongoing junk mail from Tell It Like It Is, the super political action committee (PAC) supporting Chris Christie’s presidential campaign, read on.

Since the Christie campaign ended, you shouldn’t be getting any further mail (physical or email) from it, but if you are, you can opt out. 

How to Unsubscribe from the Tell It Like It Is Mailing List

When you receive physical mail from the Tell It Like It Is campaign, look for a contact number. 

Call it and ask to be removed from the mailing list. You can also email the super PAC at privacy@tellitlikeitispac.com (but you’ll need to specify your mailing address). 

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights. If you are a California, Nevada, or Virginia resident, you should technically be able to make your request through a separate link on the Tell It Like It Is site, as per the super PAC’s privacy policy. 

Unfortunately, this link doesn’t work. 

If you live in a state with a consumer privacy law, email Tell It Like It Is and let them know that. 

What to Do If You Keep Receiving Tell It Like It Is Mail 

If you continue to receive physical mail from the Tell It Like It Is campaign after opting out, you should write “Refused: Return to sender” on the front of any unopened mail with a return address and put it back in the mail.

Additionally, if you vote early, the fact that you voted will be recorded in the county voter list, which should remove you from the mailing list for presidential campaigns. 

This removal happens due to campaigns having limited resources and therefore focusing their efforts on voters who haven’t yet voted. Keep in mind, however, that it can take some time for the county voter list to update.

How to Unsubscribe from the Tell It Like It Is Email List

You can unsubscribe directly from your inbox for Tell It Like It Is emails. 

To do so, open the email and click on the “Unsubscribe” link at the top of the email beside the sender’s name or at the bottom of the email. 

Alternatively, you can send an email to privacy@tellitlikeitispac.com and request to be removed via that route.

If, for some reason, you still receive Tell It Like It Is emails, you have a few options. 

You can move any new emails from the campaign to the “Junk” folder (which will teach some email programs that you want emails from that sender to be sent there in the future), block the email address, or set up a filter to automatically sort emails from the sender into the trash folder. 

Note that when you opt out, some promotions might already be in process, meaning you will still get some mail due to being grandfathered in. 

The Tell It Like It Is privacy policy covers this eventuality, “Please allow us a reasonable period of time in order to satisfy your request, as some promotions may already be in process.” 

How to Stay Off the Tell It Like It Is (And Other Super PACs) Mailing List for Good

In many cases, political action committees don’t even require you to sign up for their mailing list before you’re bombarded with communications. 

PACs can purchase your mailing address and other information from data brokers and begin contacting you at any point. 

Because of this, your best option for stopping unwanted and/or unsolicited mail from PACs – as well as telemarketers, phone scammers, and other junk mail – is to opt out of data brokers. These are companies that collect your information from sources as varied as public records, social media profiles, and other brokers and sell it to political campaigns and any other third-party entity willing to pay a minimal fee. 

Unfortunately, there are more than 500 data brokers, and you will need to opt out of each one that has a profile on you. Additionally, you’ll need to opt out repeatedly, as data brokers routinely reactivate profiles when new information is uncovered online. 

Alternatively, sign up for a data broker removal company such as DeleteMe to have the opt-out process handled for you. 

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This guide outlines how to proceed with the Best of America mailing list removal. 

Our aim is to give you tips on how to stop unwanted communications from Best of America, the super political action committee (PAC) supporting North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s presidential campaign. 

Since Burgum has withdrawn from the race, you shouldn’t be getting any more mail from this super PAC, but if you are, read on to learn how to opt out.

How to Unsubscribe from the Best of America Mailing List

When you get physical mail from Best of America, look for a contact number. Call it and ask to be taken off the mailing list. 

Alternatively, you can email them at info@bestofamericapac.com or write to them at 196 Alps Road, Suite 2 PMB 301, Athens GA 30606. 

Include your mailing address in your request to ensure you’re properly removed.

What to Do If You Keep Receiving Best of America Mail 

If you continue to receive mail from the Best of America PAC, you can write “Refused: Return to sender” on the front of any unwanted and unopened mail with a return address and put it back in the mail.

Another option is to vote early. Doing so will cause the county voter list to be updated to reflect that you have cast your vote, which will prompt the Best of America campaign to focus its efforts elsewhere. 

Note that there can be some difference in how quickly counties update their voter list, meaning you may continue to receive mail from the PAC in the interim. 

How to Unsubscribe from the Best of America Email List

You can unsubscribe directly from the Best of America email list in your inbox. 

To do so, open an email from the super PAC and click on the “Unsubscribe” link at the top of the email beside the sender’s name or at the bottom of the email. 

As Best of America’s privacy policy states, you can also send an opt-out request to info@bestofamericapac.com with the subject line “Unsubscribe from email communications.” 

If you continue to receive Best of America emails even after unsubscribing, you can move them directly into the junk folder, block the sending email address, or create a filter that moves them into the trash automatically.

How to Stay Off the Best of America (And Other Super PACs) Mailing List for Good

If you want to prevent yourself from winding up on the mailing list for Best of America – or another super PAC – in the future, your best option is to remove yourself from data broker databases. 

Data brokers collect public data and sell it to political campaigns and any other third parties who are interested in it. Through data brokers, you can wind up on mailing lists you never signed up for. 

Fortunately, you can opt out of data brokers. The bad news is that there are literally hundreds of individual data broker companies, and you will need to opt out of every single one that has a profile on you. 

On top of that, you will need to opt out repeatedly as data brokers reactivate old profiles when new information is uncovered online. 

As an alternative, you can subscribe to a data broker removal service such as DeleteMe. 

By doing so, the repeated opt-out process will be handled for you automatically, effectively removing your information from data brokers and closing the door to thousands of political action campaigns, telemarketers, and even identity thieves. 

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Follow the below guide to achieve Never Back Down Mailing List removal. 

If you’re receiving unwanted mail from Never Back Down, the super political action committee (PAC) supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign, there are a few ways to unsubscribe. 

Since DeSantis has dropped out of the race, you shouldn’t be receiving mail from the Super PAC, but if you are, read on. 

How to Unsubscribe from the Never Back Down Mailing List

When you receive physical mail from the Never Back Down campaign, check to see if there’s a contact number on it. 

Call the number and ask to be removed from the mailing list. You can also email them at info@neverbackdown.org.

What to Do If You Keep Receiving Never Back Down Mail 

If you continue to receive physical mail even after contacting the campaign to opt out, you can write “Refused: Return to sender” on the front of any unwanted and unopened mail with a return address and put it back in the mail.

Voting early can also help, as doing so will update your status in county voter lists. 

Once political campaigns determine that you’ve voted, they aren’t likely to continue contacting you, as their resources will be focused on undecided or uncommitted voters. 

Keep in mind, however, that different counties update their voter registration lists at different times, meaning there may be a delay between when you vote and how quickly you’re removed from the Never Back Down mailing list. 

How to Unsubscribe from the Never Back Down Email List

If you’ve been receiving Never Back Down emails, you can unsubscribe from the super PAC’s campaign directly in your inbox. 

This is what the super PAC recommends you do in their privacy policy. 

Open the email and look for an “Unsubscribe” link at the top beside the sender’s name or at the bottom of the email. 

Note that you may still receive emails for a short time after unsubscribing due to promotions that are currently underway. As the campaign’s privacy policy explains, “Please allow us a reasonable period of time to satisfy your request, as some promotions may already be in process.” 

If you keep receiving Never Back Down emails even after unsubscribing and allowing any in-progress promotions to finish, you have a few different options. 

One is to move the emails into the “Junk” folder, which can teach your email service to do that in the future (depending on the email service). 

Another way to stop Never Back Down emails from entering your inbox is to block the sending address. 

You can also create a filter that automatically moves the emails into the “Trash” or “Spam” folder. 

How to Stay Off the Never Back Down (And Other Super PACs) Mailing List for Good

It can be frustrating to receive junk mail from political campaigns – especially if you never even signed up for it. In fact, many political campaigns, along with telemarketers, phone scammers, identity thieves, and more, get your contact information from data brokers. 

Data brokers are companies that gather personal information about you from a variety of sources (public records, social media, other brokers, etc.)  and compile it into profiles that are sold to anyone willing to pay a small fee. 

The good news is that you can opt out of data brokers at any time. The bad news is that you will need to opt out of every data broker (of which there are more than 500) with a profile on you. In addition, you’ll need to repeat the process every few months, as data brokers reactivate profiles when new information is uncovered about you online. 

To avoid this time-consuming process while still taking steps to preserve your digital privacy, you can sign up for a data broker removal service such as DeleteMe, which can handle the opt-out process for you. 

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If you’ve been receiving junk mail from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign, you’ve come to the right place to find out the steps involved in the Fight Right Mailing List removal. 

The list comes from the Fight Right super political action committee (PAC), but since DeSantis has withdrawn from the election, you shouldn’t receive any more mail from them. 

If that’s not the case for you, and you’re still getting mail from the Fight Right super PAC, read on.

How to Unsubscribe from the Fight Right Mailing List

When you receive physical mail from the Fight Right campaign, look for a contact number. Call it and ask to be taken off the mailing list.

In most cases, you can also contact super PACs via email and request that they remove you from their mailing list. Contact information can typically be found in a super PAC’s privacy policy. 

However, as of this writing, the privacy policy of Fight Right does not seem to be accessible. 

What to Do If You Keep Receiving Fight Right Mail 

If you continue to receive physical mail from the Fight Right campaign even after contacting them, you can write “Refused: Return to sender” on the front of any unopened mail with a return address and put it back in the mail.

Another option that can stop the tide of political junk mail is to vote early. By doing so, you’ll be registered in your county voter list, which will have the effect of removing you from the contact mailing list of the Fight Right campaign (along with any other political campaigns that are contacting you). Political campaigns don’t want to spend money convincing people who’ve already cast their ballot. 

However, the amount of time it takes for a county to update its voter list varies, so be aware that there may be a delay between when you vote and when you stop receiving Fight Right mail. 

How to Unsubscribe from the Fight Right Email List

To unsubscribe from Fight Right emails, all you need to do is open one of their emails and click on the “Unsubscribe” link at the top of the email beside the sender’s name or at the bottom of the email. 

If that doesn’t work and you’re still receiving Fight Right emails, you can move them directly into your junk folder upon receipt, block the sending email address, or create a filter that sorts the emails directly into your trash folder. 

How to Stay Off the Fight Right (And Other Super PACs) Mailing List for Good

If you want to stay off political campaigns’ mailing lists for good – as well as telemarketers, phone scammers, and identity thieves – your best option is to opt out of data brokers.

Data brokers are companies (such as Spokeo, Intelius, and WhitePages) that collect public information and compile it into individuals’ profiles. Those profiles are then sold to any potential third party willing to pay a small fee, including political entities. 

The good news is that you can opt out of data brokers to stop your data from being sold. The bad news is that you will need to opt out of every single data broker that has a profile on you. On top of that, you will likely need to opt-out again – and again – as data brokers routinely reactive profiles when they uncover more of your data online. 

As an alternative, you can subscribe to a data broker removal company such as DeleteMe to handle the process of opting out of data brokers for you. Not only will this help ensure the cessation of political mail and other types of junk mail, but you’ll also be improving your overall online privacy.

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There are a few ways to go through with the Win It Back mailing list removal, which you’ll need to do if you’d like to stop receiving mail from the conservative Republican super political action committee (PAC). 

Our guide below explains how to unsubscribe from unwanted Win It Back mail (physical and email). 

How to Unsubscribe from the Win It Back Mailing List

When you receive physical mail from the Win It Back PAC, look for a contact number. Call it and ask to be removed from the mailing list.

You can also email Win It Back with your opt-out request at hello@winitbackpac.com or write to them at Win It Back PAC, 2001 L St. NW, Ste 600, Washington, DC 20036, United States. 

Depending on where you live, you might have additional rights. 

In Virginia, for example, residents can exercise their right to request information deletion by emailing Win It Back at hello@winitbackpac.com or by submitting a Data Subject Access Request Form. 

In both cases, you should be prepared to provide additional personal information to verify your identity.

What to Do If You Keep Receiving Win It Back Mail 

If you continue to receive physical mail from the Win It Back PAC, you can write “Refused: Return to sender” on the front of any unopened mail with a return address and put it back in the mail.

Another way to stop receiving mail from Win It Back and other super PACs is to vote early. Doing so will prompt the county voter list to be updated, which will effectively remove you from the undecided voter list for political campaigns. 

While it may take some time for the county voter list to be updated, it’s a good way to limit the amount of political mail you receive in general. 

How to Unsubscribe from the Win It Back Email List

Unsubscribing from the Win It Back email list can be done directly in your inbox. 

Open an email from the super PAC and look for the “Unsubscribe” link at the top of it next to the sender’s name or at the bottom of the email. 

Alternatively, you can request to be unsubscribed by emailing them at hello@winitbackpac.com. 

If, for some reason, you still receive Win It Back emails after taking these steps, you can manually delete them by moving any new emails you get to the junk folder or simply blocking the email address altogether. 

How to Stay Off the Win It Back (and Other Super PACs) List for Good

If you’d like to keep off the mailing lists of super PACs, marketing companies, and junk mail campaigns altogether, your best option is to opt out of data broker databases. Doing so will prevent your contact information from being sold to third parties.

Data brokers are companies that collect personal data and sell it to any interested entity, whether it’s politicians, phone scammers, or identity thieves. 

Fortunately, you can opt out of data brokers. However, you’ll need to opt out of every single data broker that has a profile on you. In addition, you’ll need to repeat the process regularly, as data brokers are known for reactivating profiles when new information about you is found online. 

As an alternative to opting out of data brokers yourself, you can subscribe to a data broker removal service such as DeleteMe to allow data removal experts to handle the opt-out process on your behalf. 

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If you’re among those who are continuing to receive mail from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential election campaign, this guide will walk you through the steps needed to proceed with the Good Fight mailing list removal. 

Since DeSantis has withdrawn from the race, you should no longer receive communications from this conservative super political action committee (PAC), but if you are, read on.

How to Unsubscribe from the Good Fight Mailing List

When you receive mail from the Good Fight campaign, look for a contact number. Call it and ask to be taken off the mailing list. 

In most cases, when dealing with super PACs, you can email them and request that they remove you from their mailing list. Contact information can typically be found in a super PAC’s privacy policy. 

However, as of this writing, we are unable to find a privacy policy on the Good Fight super PAC site. 

What to Do If You Keep Receiving Good Fight Mail 

If you continue to receive physical mail from the Good Fight Super PAC, write “Refused: Return to sender” on the front of any unwanted and unopened mail with a return address and put it back in the mail.

You can also remove yourself from the mailing list of Good Fight and other Super PACs by voting early. Doing so will cause your voter registration to update on the county voter list. 

Super PACs are primarily interested in directing their funds at undecided voters, so you’re unlikely to receive mail from them once you vote.

How to Unsubscribe from the Good Fight Email List

To unsubscribe from the Good Fight email list, open one of their emails from your email inbox. Click on the “Unsubscribe” link at the top of the email beside the sender’s name or at the bottom of the email. 

If Good Fight emails keep coming in even after you’ve unsubscribed, you can stop them on your end by blocking the sender, moving the emails directly to your junk folder when they arrive, or creating a filter to sort emails coming from that address directly into the trash. 

How to Stay Off the Good Fight (and Other Super PACs) Mailing List for Good

Opting out of data brokers will reduce the mail you receive from super PACs—not to mention other kinds of junk mail.

Data brokers are companies that collect public data (including full names, home addresses, telephone numbers, and so on) and then sell it to any interested third party – whether they’re a political campaign, a telemarketer, or an identity thief.

To opt out of data brokers, you must contact each one with a profile on you and request that it be taken down). You’ll also need to repeat this process, as brokers routinely reactivate profiles when new information is uncovered.

As an alternative to manually opting out of data brokers, you can subscribe to a data broker removal service such as DeleteMe. Doing so will stem the tide of junk mail and phone scams you’re receiving while also improving your privacy.