Brian X. Chen, New York Times; How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data
"Opt out for good
Deleting your app from your phone or computer often isn’t enough. You’ll remove data from the device itself, but not from the company’s servers.
If you’ve lost trust in a company, make the cleanest break possible: Delete your account. In the case of an app like Uber, for example, you can submit a request on the company’s website to have your account deleted. Similarly, with Unroll.me, you can log in to the site and click through the settings to delete your account.
Even after doing that, you will have to reconcile with the idea that the company will probably hold on to the information you have already shared.
“Data you’ve provided to the service as part of using the service is data that they can store and continue to use,” Ms. Sandvik said. “It falls under the terms of service.”
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