Cloaked vs DeleteMe

Cloaked is a privacy-masking service with a strong mission, an 'encrypted even from us' architecture claim, and explicit commitments to never sell data, read emails, read texts, or listen to calls — but significant product complexity means multiple features are governed by third-party policies rather than Cloaked's own: the VPN is powered by PureVPN (and PureVPN's policy governs it), financial account connections use Plaid/Stripe/PayPal under their own policies, and the Inbox Cleaner requires Gmail access despite the high-profile 'never read your emails' pledge; additionally, it is a US company governed by Massachusetts law, no security certifications are named, data retention is vague, and it ignores Do Not Track signals.

DeleteMe must collect your full personal identity — name, address, date of birth, aliases, family members — to remove it from data brokers, and while it confirms it never sells that data, the primary policy is a deliberately informal TLDR that defers partner data sharing to a separate Cookie Policy, ignores Do Not Track signals, and includes a broad business transfer clause that could expose your data if the company is ever sold.