For those I usually just upload a picture generated by thispersondoesntexist, they don't actually check them. It's just friction to discourage users from completing the flow.
Which is extra annoying, because they shouldn't, but it's somewhat vague.
CCPA says: "Businesses also should not require you to verify your identity, though they can ask you basic questions to identify which personal information is associated with you."[0]
The worst is that some of the bigger services (intelius, who provides data for many of these sites) have begun to require opt-outs come from an email address that they already have on file for you. Really need to legislate these companies out of existence.
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