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Incogni is offering 58% off all annual plans through Aug. 31 with code ZDNET, dropping the Standard plan to $6.79 per month.
Only one feed is carrying this, and it is a promotional deal write-up rather than a product change or independent evaluation. For anyone considering automated data-broker removal, the discount lowers the entry cost, but the service's ongoing value depends on how many brokers actually comply and how quickly your data reappears.
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The Standard plan sends automated removal requests to over 420 data brokers and resubmits on a recurring basis if a broker re-lists your info.
The Unlimited plan adds an Exposure Scanner, a downloadable monthly Risk Assessment report, and manual Custom Removals for profiles the automated system misses.
The Protect plan at $17.63 per month adds credit and dark web monitoring plus identity theft insurance but is annual-only and excludes US residents of New York and Washington.
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Incogni, a service that sends automated deletion requests to data brokers, is running a promotional discount on all annual plans through Aug. 31. The code ZDNET drops the Standard plan from $7.99 per month to $6.79, billed as a single $81.48 annual charge. The same percentage discount applies to the Unlimited, Family, and Protect tiers as well. This is a single-feed story from ZDNET, which discloses that an advertiser paid for editorial consideration of the deal, so the framing is promotional rather than independent.
The Standard plan covers automated removal requests to over 420 data brokers, with recurring resubmission if a broker re-lists your information after a removal. It includes monthly progress reports and 24/7 live chat support. The Unlimited plan, discounted to $12.74 per month from $14.99, adds an Exposure Scanner that searches the web for pages listing your info, a downloadable monthly Risk Assessment report, and Custom Removals where specialists manually pursue profiles the automated system does not reach. Incogni says most custom requests wrap up within 7 to 30 days, with no limit on the number of requests.
Family plans extend Standard or Unlimited coverage to five people at $13.59 or $19.54 per month respectively. The Protect plan at $17.63 per month adds credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, and identity theft insurance, but it is annual-only and restricted to US residents outside New York and Washington. Every plan includes a 30-day money-back guarantee, and Incogni's coverage and removal volumes are independently verified by Deloitte.
The practical limitation is that Incogni depends on data brokers actually honoring removal requests, and the service's value hinges on how many comply and how often your data reappears. The promotional pricing is time-limited and requires entering a code at checkout, so the regular rates apply after the discount window closes. With only one feed carrying this and that feed disclosing advertiser payment for the placement, there is no independent corroboration of the service's effectiveness beyond ZDNET's own review process.
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