Optery is now part of the Surfshark Group.
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We're thrilled to share that Optery is now part of the Surfshark Group! 🎉 When Optery started, personal data removal was a relatively obscure space. Today, the problem…
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Optery
Optery is opt out software that removes your home address, phone number, email & other private info from the internet.
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Location
- San Francisco, US
- Company size
- 51–200 employees
About Optery
Optery provides comprehensive and verifiable personal data removal for individuals, families, and businesses. We find and remove exposed PII from data brokers and people-search sites before it fuels cyberattacks, fraud, and physical threats. Optery’s patented search technology finds about 100 exposed profiles per person on average, including 40–50 more than competing services. Optery complements this with sophisticated opt-out automation that employs AI and machine learning to execute complex removal workflows at a scale and speed not previously possible. Optery’s opt-out technology can interpret varying broker requirements, navigate changing forms, solve CAPTCHAs, process email and SMS verification steps, write and respond to follow-up emails, handle authorized-agent requirements, and adapt as broker procedures evolve. Optery automates removals from 640+ sites and covers 1,000+ total with Custom Removals. Monthly rescans address republished profiles. Optery is the only service providing before-and-after screenshot proof at scale. Optery for Business is the first fully self-service platform built for IT and security teams to remove employee and executive PII from the web. It scales from high-risk groups to employee-wide coverage and offers centralized enrollment, SSO/SAML/SCIM, reporting, and an AICPA SOC 2 Type II attestation. An API enables partners to embed Optery’s scanning and removal capabilities. Optery has been named PCMag Editors’ Choice every year from 2022 through 2026 and CNET’s 2026 Editors’ Choice and Best Overall Data Removal Service. At the conclusion of a four-month study by Consumer Reports, Optery achieved the highest removal rate among the seven personal data removal services tested. Following 1,906% three-year revenue growth, Optery ranked No. 177 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, including No. 2 in Security. Hundreds of thousands of people and 1,000+ businesses use Optery to prevent attacks and keep personal information off the internet.
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Strategy & Corporate Development
Optery is now part of the Surfshark Group.
Customers & Market
Optery was chosen by a district attorney’s office to provide personal data removal services, leading to broader coverage, faster removals, and a smoother implementation process.
Presence & Recognition
Optery is heading to the Global Security Exchange (GSX) in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center from September 14 to 16.
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