There are a lot of reasons why people submit opt outs beyond whether or not they can pay, e.g. victims of domestic violence, police officers, court order, publi

There are a lot of reasons why people submit opt outs beyond whether or not they can pay, e.g. victims of domestic violence, police officers, court order, public figures, government officials, members of the military, etc. The data brokers are aware of this and generally have processes to accommodate the requests. If you do nothing, your information will continue to persist, multiply, and propagate unchecked. Those that take the time (or money) to remove the profiles, have dramatically reduced online footprints, which is why services like Optery are becoming more and more popular. Many companies are starting to mandate their employees use services like this to strengthen their security posture to reduce exposure to phishing, hacking, email spam, etc. Similar to being required to use a VPN or MFA at work to protect the security of the company.