Show HN: Auto-identity-remove – macOS 和 Linux 的自动化数据经纪人退订工具

auto-identity-remove is an automated data broker opt-out runner for macOS and Linux. It removes your personal information from 500+ people-search sites and data broker databases on a monthly schedule — with CAPTCHA solving, persistent state tracking (so completed opt-outs aren’t resubmitted every run), and a desktop notification when done.

auto-identity-remove 是一款适用于 macOS 和 Linux 的自动化数据经纪人退订工具。它能按月自动从 500 多个个人搜索网站和数据经纪人数据库中删除您的个人信息，并具备验证码自动识别、持久化状态跟踪（避免重复提交已完成的退订）以及任务完成后的桌面通知功能。

What it does / 功能概述

Each month, the script:

• Searches each data broker site for your name + state
• Finds your specific listing (for sites that need a profile URL)
• Fills and submits the opt-out form automatically
• Solves CAPTCHAs via CapSolver (AI-powered, ~$0.001/solve)
• Skips brokers you were already removed from recently (90-day re-check window)
• Notifies you with the results summary (iMessage on macOS, desktop notification on Linux)
• Opens any sites that require manual action in your browser

该脚本每月会自动执行以下操作：

• 在每个数据经纪人网站上搜索您的姓名和所在州
• 查找您的特定列表（针对需要个人资料 URL 的网站）
• 自动填写并提交退订表格
• 通过 CapSolver 解决验证码（AI 驱动，约 $0.001/次）
• 跳过近期已退订的经纪人（90 天重新检查窗口）
• 通过结果摘要通知您（macOS 上使用 iMessage，Linux 上使用桌面通知）
• 自动在浏览器中打开需要手动操作的网站

Requirements / 系统要求

• macOS or Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, etc.)

• Node.js 18+

• Playwright browsers installed (Linux only)

• notify-send for desktop notifications (install libnotify-bin on Ubuntu/Debian)

• (Linux only, for email opt-outs) sendmail or mailutils package

• npx playwright install chromium

• macOS 或 Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch 等)

• Node.js 18+

• 已安装 Playwright 浏览器（仅限 Linux）

• 用于桌面通知的 notify-send（在 Ubuntu/Debian 上安装 libnotify-bin）

• (仅限 Linux，用于邮件退订) sendmail 或 mailutils 软件包

• npx playwright install chromium

Quick Start / 快速开始

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/stephenlthorn/auto-identity-remove.git
cd auto-identity-remove

# 2. Install dependencies
npm install

# 3. (Linux only) Install system dependencies
# Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install libnotify-bin sendmail
# Fedora: sudo dnf install libnotify msmtp
# Arch: sudo pacman -S libnotify msmtp

# 4. Run interactive setup (creates config.json and schedules the monthly job)
node setup.js

# 5. Run manually anytime
./run.sh

Setup walkthrough / 设置向导

node setup.js guides you through:

Step	What it does
Personal info	Name, city, state, ZIP, email, phone
Aliases	Past names or variations (e.g. “Steve Doe”)
CapSolver key	For CAPTCHA-protected opt-out forms
One-time accounts	Creates accounts on sites that require login (stored in config.json, gitignored)
iMessage / Desktop	Phone number to iMessage results to (macOS), or desktop notification (Linux)
Schedule	Registers a monthly job to run on the 1st at 9am (launchd on macOS, systemd timer on Linux)

node setup.js 将引导您完成以下设置：

步骤	功能
个人信息	姓名、城市、州、邮编、邮箱、电话
别名	曾用名或姓名变体（例如 “Steve Doe”）
CapSolver 密钥	用于处理受验证码保护的退订表格
一次性账户	在需要登录的网站上创建账户（存储在 config.json 中，已加入 gitignore）
iMessage / 桌面通知	用于接收结果的手机号（macOS）或桌面通知（Linux）
定时任务	注册每月 1 号上午 9 点运行的任务（macOS 使用 launchd，Linux 使用 systemd timer）

Your personal info never leaves your machine. config.json and state.json are both gitignored.

您的个人信息绝不会离开您的设备。config.json 和 state.json 均已加入 .gitignore。

CapSolver (optional but recommended) / CapSolver（可选但推荐）

Some opt-out forms have reCAPTCHA. Without CapSolver, those sites go to your manual list instead of being handled automatically.

• Sign up at capsolver.com — free, pay-as-you-go
• Add $1–2 of credits (enough for months of use at ~$0.001/solve)
• Paste your API key when setup.js asks, or add it to config.json

部分退订表格包含 reCAPTCHA。如果没有 CapSolver，这些网站将被列入手动处理列表，无法自动完成。

• 在 capsolver.com 注册 — 免费，按需付费
• 充值 $1–2 美元（按 ~$0.001/次计算，足够使用数月）
• 在 setup.js 询问时粘贴您的 API 密钥，或手动添加到 config.json 中。

State tracking / 状态跟踪

state.json tracks when each broker was last successfully opted out. The default re-check window is 90 days — brokers typically re-add your data within that window, so the script re-submits when it’s time.

state.json 会跟踪每个经纪人最后一次成功退订的时间。默认重新检查窗口为 90 天——数据经纪人通常会在该窗口期内重新添加您的数据，因此脚本会在到期时重新提交。

Brokers covered / 支持的经纪人

Auto-removed (30+): Spokeo, WhitePages, FastPeopleSearch, TruePeopleSearch, BeenVerified, Radaris, Intelius, PeopleFinders, PeopleSmart, MyLife, Nuwber, FamilyTreeNow, CheckPeople, ThatsThem, USPhonebook, PublicDataUSA, SmartBackgroundChecks, SearchPeopleFree, PeopleSearchNow, InfoTracer, SocialCatfish, NationalPublicData, ClustrMaps, PrivateRecords, Acxiom, LexisNexis, ZoomInfo, Clearbit, Pipl (Email opt-out).

自动退订 (30+ 个): Spokeo, WhitePages, FastPeopleSearch, TruePeopleSearch, BeenVerified, Radaris, Intelius, PeopleFinders, PeopleSmart, MyLife, Nuwber, FamilyTreeNow, CheckPeople, ThatsThem, USPhonebook, PublicDataUSA, SmartBackgroundChecks, SearchPeopleFree, PeopleSearchNow, InfoTracer, SocialCatfish, NationalPublicData, ClustrMaps, PrivateRecords, Acxiom, LexisNexis, ZoomInfo, Clearbit, Pipl (邮件退订)。

Generic — 500+ additional brokers (auto-detected): generic-runner.js handles the remaining ~470 brokers from two public datasets: The Markup’s data broker list (~494 URLs) and BADBOOL community-maintained list (~27 extra).

通用支持 — 500+ 个额外经纪人（自动检测）： generic-runner.js 通过两个公共数据集处理剩余的约 470 个经纪人：The Markup 的数据经纪人列表（约 494 个 URL）和 BADBOOL 社区维护的列表（额外约 27 个）。