{
  "id": 853739,
  "title": "Your personal data is for sale. Privacy Bee earned PCMag's first perfect score fighting it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/your-personal-data-is-for-sale-privacy-bee-earned-pcmags-first",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-14T09:04:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post Tech & Start-Ups",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post-tech-start-ups",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-905453"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2026, PCMag, a technology review publication with a 44-year history, gave Privacy Bee a perfect 5-star rating for its data removal service. This is the first time a data removal service has earned a perfect score from PCMag, which has tested over 43,000 reviews across more than 43,000 reviews. The service, which focuses on removing personal data from people search sites and data brokers, stood out for its extensive coverage of 1,128 data brokers, with automated removals across more than 1,100 sites and over 185,000 custom sites. Privacy Bee also monitors for reappearances of deleted profiles and documents removals with before and after screenshots, making the service transparent and inspectable. The review was conducted by PCMag's Principal Writer for Security, Neil J. Rubenking, who has conducted security testing for decades. The review earned Privacy Bee the Editors' Choice recognition, making it the highest-rated data removal service on PCMag's list.",
  "summary": "PCMag names Privacy Bee the first data removal service to earn a perfect 5-star rating, citing its industry-leading broker coverage and ongoing removal efforts.",
  "key_points": [
    "Privacy Bee earns PCMag's first perfect 5-star rating for data removal service",
    "Service removes personal data from 1,128 data brokers and over 1,100 sites",
    "Privacy Bee monitors for reappearances and provides before/after screenshots"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Privacy Bee's perfect score from PCMag sets a new standard for data removal services, highlighting its comprehensive coverage and transparent approach as a benchmark for the industry.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}