Asked for ID when trying to delete anonymous account

Trying to clean up my online presence, and deleted a lot of accounts on newsletters and other websites.

Thomson Reuters made me fill out delete request forms twice, now they emailed asking for government issued ID and proof of address.

I find this really annoying and it defeats the purpose of not having personal stuff out on the internet. It’s also more info than they have on me so far- they just have a little-used email address and no other …

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