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Are there services that can help you get your information taken down? (lemmy.starlightkel.xyz)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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A client of mine is getting harassed, we think by her former attorney who she's suing for embezzlement.

Someone is posting fake resumes for her and applying for jobs and she gets daily emails and call backs. Is there anything to do short of either ignoring it or playing whack-a-mole?

She's a very sweet old lady who is freaked out by this and doesn't deserve it.

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[–] DolphinMath@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I’d personally go the route of getting a new phone number and a new email address.

If she needs for people to be able to reach her at her current number, I’d restrict it to people in her contacts

Even if you manage to pull the information from people search websites, her info is still out there. I’d also avoid giving out the new phone and email as much as possible.