“I signed up for a paid service to get my phone, addresses, and vehicles off the public internet. It didn't work.”
k7peak, on news.ycombinator.com ↗
Paid data-broker removal services file the same free forms you could, then bill you monthly; this repo hands the forms to your agent.
Unplug Alarm makes you upgrade to guard your own laptop. Yowl screams, locks the screen and pings your phone when someone grabs your MacBook, and upgrades are not a thing.
“A free alternative to apps like Unplug Alarm, which has paid upgrades.”
Acrobat wants $14.99 a month to fix one typo. FreePDF Editor fixes it in your browser and never asks for a card.
“Most online PDF editors demand a subscription after one or two edits.”
CamLoop wants $4.99 a month before it hands you a hotkey to step away from your own call. LiveLoop loops you, ships the hotkey and never asks for a card.
“CamLoop already does this, but the hotkeys are in its $4.99/month plan. I wanted something free, so I made one and put the code on GitHub.”
Built something because a company wanted your credit card for a feature that fits in a single file? That's spiteware. Submit it and join the hall of fame.
