Can you delete yourself from the internet? There’s a site which claims it can delete your online presence ‘at the click of a button’
With the Snooper's Charter set to pass into law, online privacy is a hot topic at the moment
A WEBSITE claims it can protect your online activity from snoopers by deleting your digital footprint at the click of a button.
With the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act – commonly known as the Snooper’s Charter – set to pass into law, online privacy is a hot topic at the moment.
Lords are set to give Theresa May's government the go ahead on the controversial bill, which will ensure that all your online activities are recorded and stored for up to 12 months.
The bill also means that your entire internet history is liable to be viewed by a number of government agencies, including the NHS and HMRC.
And as our digital privacy, or lack thereof, continues to make headlines, many Brits are understandably asking if it's possible to wipe all trace of yourself from the internet.
A pair of Swedish software developers have stepped up with what could be a solution - a website which allows you to manage almost every online account you've ever made.
The site, called , handily allows you to then delete every account from the same page, without forcing you to trawl through hundreds of webpages and delete your presence manually.
Wille Dahlbo and Linus Unnebäck, the men behind the handy site, can collate your online footprint from your Google account, letting you see all your accounts in one place.
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You can then "clean up your internet presence" at the click of a button, by deleting any unwanted accounts.
The site is run using Google's security software, meaning the developer duo never get to see your account details - only you do.
Unfortunately, the site only works with profiles synced to your Google account, meaning anything you signed up for with Hotmail or another email address will have to be deleted manually.
If you're concerned about your online security or privacy, our guide to eradicating your search history may come in handy - especially since 'deleted' searches are often never really erased.