
Ava J. Mercer
Privacy researcher & data broker removal writer at ClearNym
I help people take back control of their personal information — documenting how data brokers collect and sell your data, how to find your listings, and how to navigate opt-out processes that rarely work the way they claim to.
Topics: Data broker opt-outs • CCPA & GDPR removal rights • People-search sites • Reverse phone lookup • Personal information exposure • Identity privacy
All Ava J. Mercer Articles
Privacy Tools 
Opt Out Guides 
PeopleSearchNow Opt Out Guide
Privacy Guides 
Google AI and Your Reddit Username: How It Builds a Profile of You
Privacy Guides 
An AI Ran a Ransomware Attack Alone — and It Just Got Cheap and Fast
Privacy Guides 
Medtronic Data Breach: What Credit Monitoring Leaves Exposed
Opt Out Guides 
TruePeopleSearch Opt Out Guide
Privacy Guides 
Texas Data Breach: What 3 Million People Should Actually Do
Privacy Guides 
Claude ID Verification: Users Are Concerned About Privacy and Personal Data
Privacy Guides 
Lincoln Retirement Services Breach: What Retirees Should Do
Privacy Guides 
The DentaQuest Breach Didn’t Leak New Data — It Fed the Data Brokers Who Already Have Yours
Privacy Guides 
Instagram AI Chatbot Hack: What Really Happened, and Why 2FA Isn’t Enough
Privacy Guides 
AI Finds Your Personal Information in Seconds – How to Stop It