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Plain-English, India-first guides to remove your personal information from data brokers — and use the DPDP Act 2023 to make them comply.

DPDP Act

DPDP Rules 2025: your data rights in India, explained

The DPDP Rules 2025 are notified and enforcement is coming by May 2027. Your six rights, the 90-day deadline, ₹250 crore penalties — and how to use them today.

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DIY guide

Free data removal in India: the DIY guide (2026)

The DPDP Act gives you the right for free — find your exposure, send erasure requests with our free generator, and escalate if ignored.

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Toolkit

10 free privacy tools worth knowing about (2026)

Breach checkers, Google/Facebook data controls, ad opt-outs and old-account finders — plus the India-specific gaps they leave behind.

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DPDP Act

DPDP Act 2023 compliance checklist for Indian businesses

Consent, security safeguards, breach notification, erasure workflows, logging — and the ₹250 crore penalty schedule, in plain English.

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Comparison

5 Incogni alternatives for India, compared

Incogni targets US/EU brokers. Five alternatives ranked for Indian users — DIY, DeleteMe, Privacy Bee, Mozilla Monitor, and an India-first option.

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Comparison

Does DeleteMe work in India? What to use instead

DeleteMe covers US people-search sites — not TrueCaller, JustDial or the DPDP Act. What actually removes your data in India.

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Your rights

Company ignored your data-deletion request? How to escalate

Send a final legal notice, then file a Data Protection Board complaint under the DPDP Act — with a free generator for both.

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Broker removal

How to remove your number from TrueCaller in India (2026)

Deactivate, unlist and stop TrueCaller showing your name and number — the complete, current method.

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Broker removal

How to delete your JustDial listing & stop the spam calls

Get your number and business listing off JustDial, and send a DPDP erasure request that they must act on.

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Reference

The data brokers selling your data in India (full list)

50+ Indian data brokers and people-search sites, what each holds about you, and how to opt out of every one.

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Your rights

DPDP Act 2023: your right to get your data deleted

What the law actually says, the Section 12 right to erasure, and how to send a request that gets results.

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Spam & privacy

How to stop spam calls in India that actually works (2026)

DND, reporting and blocking — plus the real root cause: your number is on data-broker lists that get sold.

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Broker removal

How to remove your details from Zaubacorp

Get your director name, DIN and address off Zaubacorp with a DPDP Act Section 12 erasure request.

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Spam & privacy

How to stop spam SMS & promotional messages in India

SMS DND via 1909, reporting and blocking — plus cutting off the broker lists that leak your number.

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Explainer

Where is my data being sold? (And who's buying it)

The data supply chain behind every spam call — who collects your data, who buys it, and how to find your exposure.

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Broker removal

How to remove your number from IndiaMART & stop the calls

Delete your listing, opt out of buy-leads, and send a DPDP Section 12 erasure request.

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Broker removal

How to remove your resume & profile from Naukri

Make your profile private, delete your account, and send a Section 12 erasure request to stop recruiter spam.

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Security news

CISA flagged a vulnerability — does it affect your data?

What a CISA / KEV alert really means for a regular person, and how it ends up leaking your data.

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Security news

What's a CVE — and why a software bug becomes your problem

The chain from a CVE to a breach that leaks your email, password and phone — and what to actually do.

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Security news

How to follow breach news (Krebs & co.) and act on it

The few sources worth following and a simple monthly routine to stay ahead of breaches in India.

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Breach & leaks

Has your phone number or email been leaked? How to check

Check breaches for your email and number with Have I Been Pwned — and what to do if you're exposed.

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Breach & leaks

Your data was in a breach — what to do now

What gets exposed (passwords, phone, address), what scammers do with it in India, and how to protect yourself.

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Comparison

Incogni vs Saaph: data removal built for India

Coverage of Indian brokers, the DPDP Act 2023 and ₹ pricing — which one actually removes your data in India?

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Comparison

Incogni vs DeleteMe vs Saaph: which actually works in India?

All three, head-to-head: Indian broker coverage, DPDP Act vs GDPR/CCPA, and ₹ vs USD pricing.

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Broker removal

Remove your number from 99acres, MagicBricks & Housing

Stop the property-agent flood: delete your account, opt out of leads, and send a DPDP Section 12 request.

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Comparison

Best data removal services in India (and a free way to start)

DIY vs global services (Incogni, DeleteMe) vs India-first — compared, with typical costs.

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Complete guide

How to erase your digital footprint in India

The full method in 5 layers: data brokers, Google Search, social media, breaches and monitoring.

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Digital footprint

How to remove your name & personal info from Google Search

Google's "Results about you" tool, removal requests — and the real fix: removing the data at the source.

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Digital footprint

How to delete old social media accounts in India

Delete or lock down Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and Snapchat — and clear the data brokers too.

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