Find data brokers selling your info and send takedown requests with Grok Bot
He had Grok Bot search the web for data brokers listing his personal information and send removal requests. When two refused because his state does not require it, Grok Bot found they share a parent company and drafted a letter to his state legislators.
Source
@MichaelFKane on X · 2026-10-18
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-20.
What they did
He had Grok Bot search the web for data brokers listing his personal information and send removal requests. When two refused because his state does not require it, Grok Bot found they share a parent company and drafted a letter to his state legislators.
Result (as claimed)
119 likes; he says legislators replied that it sounds like a real problem and are looking into it.
Tools they used
Cost: Grok Bot: from $30/mo.
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Check the result
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You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Find data brokers selling your info and send takedown requests with Grok Bot What the original author did: He had Grok Bot search the web for data brokers listing his personal information and send removal requests. When two refused because his state does not require it, Grok Bot found they share a parent company and drafted a letter to his state legislators. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 119 likes; he says legislators replied that it sounds like a real problem and are looking into it. Source: https://x.com/MichaelFKane/status/2111647605780303978 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Find data brokers selling your info and send takedown requests with Grok Bot What the original author did: He had Grok Bot search the web for data brokers listing his personal information and send removal requests. When two refused because his state does not require it, Grok Bot found they share a parent company and drafted a letter to his state legislators. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 119 likes; he says legislators replied that it sounds like a real problem and are looking into it. Source: https://x.com/MichaelFKane/status/2111647605780303978 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Find data brokers selling your info and send takedown requests with Grok Bot What the original author did: He had Grok Bot search the web for data brokers listing his personal information and send removal requests. When two refused because his state does not require it, Grok Bot found they share a parent company and drafted a letter to his state legislators. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 119 likes; he says legislators replied that it sounds like a real problem and are looking into it. Source: https://x.com/MichaelFKane/status/2111647605780303978 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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