Scan 39 human-verified data-broker sites, prepare opt-out letters from verified templates, and send every request yourself — all on your Mac, no account, no subscription.
This is the data-broker opt-out tool. The coming document-capture app is Silo Capture, not another scanner listing.
The removal-service subscriptions charge $90–$130 a year, forever, to submit opt-outs on your behalf — and they need your personal data to do it. Silo Scanner is the DIY tool that skips both sides of that trade: your profile stays on your Mac, and you pay once for a registry of verified opt-out paths, a letter generator, and a tracking log you keep for good. The subscriptions do the clicking for you; Silo Scanner prepares everything and you click send.
Your saved profile, results, and exports stay in the app's local sandbox — there's no account, cloud database, or telemetry. A scan you start sends only the needed name and location terms directly to selected brokers' public search pages; those sites also receive ordinary request metadata such as your source IP and the app's user-agent string. Silo Scanner never sends your saved email, phone number, or generated artifacts with a scan.
Silo Scanner never promises guaranteed, complete, permanent erasure. Brokers control their own databases and frequently re-list records — Silo Scanner tells you exactly that, and reminds you to re-check quarterly. Only 7 of 39 brokers currently permit an automated public check; the rest are honestly labeled "Needs Manual Check", with a direct check link only when a current candidate exists.
Silo Scanner prepares supported opt-outs from the current human-audited registry — a web-form URL, a mailto-composed email in your own mail client, or a printable postal letter when the evidence supports one — and then opens it for you to send. Nothing goes out in your name without your explicit action; unverified paths become checklist items, never generated letters or guessed contacts.
Silo Scanner runs a polite public-page check against the 7 brokers whose search pages permit it, and honestly labels the other 32 "Needs Manual Check", with a direct link only when a current candidate exists. It never bypasses a CAPTCHA, never solves a challenge, never fabricates a status.
For the 16 brokers with an actionable channel, Silo Scanner uses deterministic registry data — no LLM writes the request. For the other 23, you get a manual checklist item and a link only when a current candidate exists, never a fabricated contact. CCPA deletion language is included only when it actually applies.
Web forms open in your browser. Emails compose into your own mail client via mailto. Postal letters export as files to a folder you pick. For a selected Case Desk follow-up, you can export a standards-compatible .ics file to a location you choose; the app does not request Calendar access, add an event, or transmit the reminder. Silo Scanner never POSTs a form or SMTPs a message on your behalf. Track each request locally, and re-check quarterly — brokers re-list.
Every entry in the bundled registry carries a dated, human-audited evidence note. Thirty-seven entries were rechecked in July 2026; two retain June evidence because the July checks were inconclusive. Automated entries require live-safe search routes and conservative markers; blocked entries state what was and was not verified.
7 of the 39 brokers currently expose a public search page that permits an automated check. Silo Scanner runs those checks politely — ≤3 concurrent requests, ≥1 second per host, robots.txt honored — and only reports "listed" on an unambiguous marker hit.
The 32 brokers that do not permit a reliable automated check (challenge walls, JS-only rendering, robots.txt disallow, or inconclusive routes) get an honest "Needs Manual Check" label and a direct link only when a current candidate exists. Zero HTTP is issued to entries marked manual — no probing, no workarounds.
Opt-out channels are built from human-authored registry data and deterministic templates — no LLM writes any request. Sixteen brokers provide an actionable channel today (11 web forms, 5 email templates); the other 23 route to a manual checklist, never a fabricated form or contact.
Letters include CCPA deletion-right language only when the broker is marked CCPA-applicable and you're a California resident (17 brokers are currently in scope for CA residents). Silo Scanner never asserts rights you don't have, and the app is not legal advice.
Track each opt-out through Not submitted → Submitted → Confirmed → Re-listed, all in a local JSON log inside the app container. Brokers re-list; the tracker makes the quarterly re-check straightforward. And one Settings button wipes your profile, scan results, and tracking log with a single click.
Managed removal services charge recurring fees and require your personal data so they can submit requests for you. Silo Scanner is a $24.99 one-time DIY tool: it keeps your saved profile on your Mac, and the registry and request generator keep working without a subscription.
Download on the Mac App StoreSilo Scanner is on the Mac App Store as a $24.99 one-time purchase — no subscription, no account, no marketing list. Your saved profile remains local; scans contact selected brokers only when you start them.
