Security · checked 2026-10-19Can I vibecode DeleteMe?
NOT REALLY· don't bother
DeleteMe sells labour and memory: people who know where your listings are, how each of 85-plus brokers wants a request filed, and who file it again when a listing returns. A program can't do the filing for you, because many opt-outs need an email confirmation, a phone call or a CAPTCHA, and brokers keep changing their forms. What an agent can build is the paperwork: a tracker, request letters and recheck reminders, which turns the job into an evening of opt-outs plus a quarterly reminder. California residents can also send one request through the state's DROP portal.
$10.75/moprice
$129it costs you a year
one sittingbuild time
—people replaced it
What you need on hand.
DifficultyBeginner · No setup beyond your agent.
TimeAn evening to build; the opt-outs themselves take hours
- Claude Code, Codex or CursorAny of them can run the prompt.
- Python 3.12Typer, FastAPI and SQLAlchemy install with pip; nothing compiles.
- A broker listDownload the Big-Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List and shape it into the CSV columns in the prompt.
- A separate email address or aliasBrokers send confirmation links; keep that mail apart from your main inbox.
- Time for the opt-outsSome sites want a phone call, an ID check or a CAPTCHA, which no tracker can do.
Before you buildCalifornia residents should try the state's DROP portal first, and the Big-Ass list is free for everyone.
- 1. Install one agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor.
- 2. Make an empty folder and open it in the agent.
- 3. Paste the prompt below, press enter, and answer its questions as it builds.
The prompt
Build me a personal data-broker opt-out tracker to replace the do-it-yourself side of DeleteMe. Requirements: - Python 3.12 with a Typer CLI `optout` and a FastAPI page on http://127.0.0.1:4910 showing the same data; storage is SQLite at ./data/optout.db through SQLAlchemy. - Brokers: `optout import brokers.csv` loads a CSV I download myself, such as from the Big-Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List, with columns name, site, opt_out_url, method (form, email, mail or phone) and notes. The tool never scrapes any site. - Profile: ~/.optout/profile.json (chmod 600) with my names, aliases, emails, phone numbers, addresses and birth year. It is read only to fill letters and is never logged or sent anywhere. - Status per broker: todo, searched, found, request sent, confirmed removed, relisted, with the date, a proof note and a next-check date 90 days after confirmation. - Letters: for email brokers, `optout draft <broker>` fills a template from ./templates (CCPA, another US state, GDPR) and writes an .eml file to ./drafts. It never sends mail itself. - Reminders: `optout due` lists brokers to recheck, and /due.ics serves them as calendar events. - Dashboard: counts by status, a filterable table, and a CSV export. - Single user. No accounts, no telemetry, local-first. The only links followed are the ones I click in my own browser. - Out of scope: automated form filling, solving CAPTCHAs, scraping people-search sites and bulk submissions; every opt-out stays a human step. - README: where to get a broker list, using a separate email alias for requests, California's DROP portal for residents, and an honest note that this is hours of manual work and listings come back, which is the part DeleteMe sells.
Opens your agent with the prompt filled in, you press enter. Or copy it and paste it into an empty folder.
Then keep going
Next prompts, same folder.
The first prompt builds the core. Run these one at a time in the same folder to grow it into your own DeleteMe.
Extend the opt-out tracker in this folder. Requirements: - Add a `optout search <broker>` command and a button that opens the broker's search URL in my default browser, built from a per-broker URL template with {first}, {last}, {city} and {state} placeholders filled from ~/.optout/profile.json. - Do not fetch the page from the tool; only open it. - Let me record the result as found, not found or unsure with a note and a screenshot path. - Out of scope: any scraping or automation of the sites. - Update the README.Add postal letters to the opt-out tracker in this folder. Requirements: - For brokers with method "mail", generate a one-page PDF with `reportlab` from ./templates/mail.md, filled with my name and address, the broker's mailing address from the CSV and the date. - Record the date the letter was marked as posted and set a reminder 45 days later. - Keep generated PDFs in ./letters/ and never overwrite one; add a numeric suffix. - Update the README.
Add alias tracking to the opt-out tracker in this folder. Requirements: - A field per broker for the email alias used, with a generator that suggests alias+<broker-slug>@<my-domain> from ALIAS_DOMAIN in .env. - A page that lists aliases and the date I recorded a spam message to each, entered by hand. - Export the alias table to CSV. - Out of scope: reading any inbox. - Update the README.
What you lose
- Specialists who search, file and chase each removal for you
- Monitoring that removes a listing again when a broker republishes it
- Quarterly Privacy Reports and a personal contact
- Custom requests for sites that aren't on the standard list
- Someone else handling the CAPTCHA, phone and ID steps that some brokers demand
Why people still pay
People pay to stop spending their evenings on opt-out forms. The service searches dozens of sites, files requests, reports back and keeps going when listings reappear, which is why reviews call it worth it for time and monitoring even though a careful manual pass is free.
DeleteMe or your own copy?
Over
Your usage
3h ×$/h
DeleteMe, 1 yr$129
Your own copy, 1 yr$16running + build session
You keep$113pays for itself in the first month
Estimate · The tracker runs locally for free; an email alias may cost up to a couple of dollars a month. The real cost is your time on each broker's form. The build is token usage on your agent plan.
Take your data, then cancel.
1 · Take your data out of DeleteMe
- 1We found no export feature in DeleteMe's help center. Before you leave, save your Privacy Reports and any listing details from your account pages.
- 2Make a list of the sites where you were found, so you can recheck them yourself after you stop.
- 3Opt-outs that DeleteMe already filed stay filed; only monitoring and new removals stop.
2 · Cancel DeleteMe
- 1Log in at joindeleteme.com and click Account in the left navigation.
- 2Open Billing and turn off auto-renew.
- 3You can cancel or turn off renewal at any time, for any reason.
- Refunds: a full refund if you haven't received your first Privacy Report; a prorated refund for the unused time afterwards.
- DeleteMe's own renewal article says renewing keeps its monitoring and removal going as listings reappear, so expect some to return after you leave.
- California residents can file one request through the state's DROP portal for the brokers registered there.
- Set a calendar reminder to recheck the main people-search sites every three months.
The escape hatch
Don't feel like building it? These are already free.
Big-Ass Data Broker Opt-Out ListFreeCommunity-maintained list of data brokers with opt-out links and instructions, for doing the removals yourself.★ 6.9k · active Sep 2026 · they host it
WebVisit ↗California DROPFreeState portal where California residents send one deletion request to every registered data broker; brokers had to start processing requests on August 1, 2026. The agency page doesn't mention a consumer fee.they host it
WebVisit ↗
WebVisit ↗California DROPFreeState portal where California residents send one deletion request to every registered data broker; brokers had to start processing requests on August 1, 2026. The agency page doesn't mention a consumer fee.they host it
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The numbers
DeleteMe pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard, 1 person | — | $10.75 | Removal from 85+ major data broker sites, 40 custom requests, quarterly scans, unlimited aliases and email addresses, email and phone masking tools, email, chat and phone support. |
| Standard, 2 people | — | $19.08 | Same as Standard for two people. |
| Family, 4 people | — | $27.42 | Same as Standard for four people. |
| Premium, 1 person | — | $15 | Standard plus 60 custom requests, 15 more data broker sites and more frequent reporting. |
- Free tier
- No free plan; U.S. residents only.
- Billing
- Annual billing only for the plans shown, so the monthly figure here is the yearly price divided by twelve. Plans renew automatically unless cancelled. Cancel or turn off auto-renew any time; a full refund is available before your first Privacy Report, and a prorated one after.
- Hidden costs
- Custom removal requests are capped (40 a year on Standard), so a site outside the list can take one. Removing a person's listing doesn't stop brokers from adding it again, so the service is only worth it while you keep renewing.
- Source
- joindeleteme.com
Also on the list
Related apps
Not really. People pay to stop spending their evenings on opt-out forms. The service searches dozens of sites, files requests, reports back and keeps going when listings reappear, which is why reviews call it worth it for time and monitoring even though a careful manual pass is free. The prompt on this page builds the closest honest substitute.
About $10.75 a month on the Standard, 1 person, 1 year plan, $129 a year (checked 2026-10-19).
Specialists who search, file and chase each removal for you; Monitoring that removes a listing again when a broker republishes it; Quarterly Privacy Reports and a personal contact; Custom requests for sites that aren't on the standard list; Someone else handling the CAPTCHA, phone and ID steps that some brokers demand. If any of those matter to you, keep paying.
Yes: Big-Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List (free), California DROP (free).