Request Your Details From Over 100 Different Sites Using This Service
Almost every service you use on the Internet, which includes a username and password, collects information about you in some way. In some cases, this information may simply be your email address and multiple points of identification, such as your age or gender. In other cases (cough :: Facebook), you transmit information about what you like and what you don’t like, who your friends are, and even where you go during the day.
The My Data Request site has reviewed the privacy policies of more than 100 different companies and offers you a quick and easy way to find out what data is collected about you, where and how you can download this data if you want to know what exactly the information that a particular company has. …
Some of the companies featured on the site are Facebook, Tinder, Uber, Twitter, YouTube, Venmo, Waze, Evernote, Spotify, Coinbase, Postmates, Chase, and even Angry Birds.
For many on the list, you probably have a good idea of what information they might have about you. For others, this answer may be a little more confusing.
To use a site, you can search for the specific app or website you are using or view the options they display. When you click on one of them, a pop-up will appear with a quick link to the company’s Privacy Policy, as well as a link that you can click to download your data from that company.
This won’t stop these companies from continuing to collect and store information about you, but it can be a quick and easy way to check what information you post there.