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[–] [email protected] 49 points 7 months ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. Now I created another account, have another password that can be exploited for a service I can't use becausr it's geolocked.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Sure wish they mentioned it BEFORE signup.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

it says so in the blog post

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

They did. I wish they made it more clear or provide a global coverage. At least they allow account removal.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Near the bottom of the blog:

At launch, the Monitor Plus free scan and paid subscription service will be offered to people based in the United States.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I just provided the direct quote? People might want to read it in the company's own words, I did.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Pretty sure the EU doesn't need a service like this because they actually have privacy laws.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

So worse than the other companies offering to unsubscribe you from data brokers, since they do US and EU