Discover Launches Free Benefit to Help Customers Remove Personal Information From 10 Popular Data-Collecting Websites
20 April 2022 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
More than 70% of consumers are interested in
having their personal data removed from people-search websites,
according to new survey*
Discover today announced the launch of Online Privacy
Protection, a new, free benefit for customers that helps remove
their personal information from 10 popular websites that collect
and sell user information. This benefit is for both Credit Card and
Bank customers and only available in the Discover mobile app.
Online Privacy Protection regularly scans select popular
people-search websites and helps remove customers’ personal
information, such as their names, addresses, ages and phone
numbers, from those sites. People-search websites compile, publish,
and sell consumers’ personal information and make it easily
accessible for anyone to purchase on public-facing websites.
The free benefit will be rolled out in stages in the coming
weeks to customers who enable it in their Discover mobile app. Once
customers opt in, Online Privacy Protection automatically scans the
following people-search sites about every 90 days:
BeenVerified.com, Intellius.com, Yellowpages.com, Addresses.com,
PeopleLooker.com, AnyWho.com, InstantPeopleFinder.com,
PeopleSmart.com, USsearch.com and ZabaSearch.com.
“Consumers today worry about their personal data ending up in
the wrong hands. The process to get this information taken down
from people-search websites can be time-consuming, confusing and
costly, and consumers are often left to fend for themselves,” said
Shannon Kors, vice president of product and marketing at Discover.
“Online Privacy Protection is a convenient and free benefit that
helps give our customers peace of mind and more control of their
personal information online.”
Discover research shows that 83% of consumers expressed concern
over the misuse of their personal information and 31% indicated
they have no control or not much control over that data.
By helping remove personal information from 10 people-search
websites, Discover could reduce the number of unwanted phone calls
and emails consumers receive and could help safeguard them against
identity theft.
The same research found that 74% of adults are familiar with
people-search websites but 64% are not familiar with existing
technology that could help remove their information from these
sites. In the survey, 72% of consumers indicated they are
interested in the removal of their information from these popular
data-collecting websites.
Online Privacy Protection builds on Discover’s suite of security
benefits for customers. To learn more about Online Privacy
Protection, visit discover.com/onlineprivacy.
*About the Research
This survey was conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of
Discover, between March 22 and March 24, 2022 among a sample of
2,209 Adults. The interviews were conducted online and the data
were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on
gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. Results from
the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2
percentage points.
About Discover
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a digital banking and
payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in
U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company
has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States.
The company issues the Discover card, America's cash rewards
pioneer, and offers private student loans, personal loans, home
loans, checking and savings accounts and certificates of deposit
through its banking business. It operates the Discover Global
Network comprised of Discover Network, with millions of merchant
and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the nation's leading
ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International, a global
payments network with acceptance around the world. For more
information, visit www.discover.com/company.
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