Most privacy tools address only half the problem. A VPN encrypts what leaves your device, but it does nothing about the personal data already sitting on hundreds of data broker and people-search sites - data that scammers, telemarketers, and identity thieves buy and use to target you before you ever open a browser. Surfshark One+ with Incogni is designed to close both of those exposure points simultaneously, and a current deal in the Neowin Deals store brings the two-year bundle down to $91.99 from a standard price of $500.40.
Two Separate Problems, One Subscription
The distinction between live threats and residual exposure matters more than most users appreciate. Live threats are what happen in real time: unencrypted traffic intercepted on a public network, malware delivered through a compromised download, credentials leaked in a breach and immediately deployed in credential-stuffing attacks. Surfshark's VPN, antivirus, and breach-monitoring tools - Surfshark Alert - address this category. The VPN encrypts traffic across up to five devices running Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Fire TV, or Apple TV. The antivirus provides real-time protection against malware, ransomware, and spyware on Windows, macOS, and Android. Alert sends notifications when your email address, ID documents, or payment card details appear in a known breach or on dark web marketplaces.
Residual exposure is a different problem entirely. Every time you fill out a form, create an account, apply for a loan, or appear in a public record, that information flows into a sprawling commercial data ecosystem. Data brokers aggregate it, package it, and sell it. The targets of this trade are not abstract: your home address, phone number, relatives' names, and financial signals all end up in profiles that feed spam calls, phishing campaigns, and targeted fraud. Most people have never attempted to remove themselves from these databases - not because they are indifferent, but because the process of identifying every broker and submitting individual opt-out requests is genuinely prohibitive at scale.
What Incogni Actually Does - and Why It Matters
Incogni automates the removal process. After a user signs a single authorization form, the service contacts more than 420 data brokers and people-search sites on that user's behalf, submits deletion requests under applicable privacy regulations, and continues re-submitting those requests as data reappears - which it routinely does, since brokers re-acquire information from other sources after removal. The service has processed more than 245 million removal requests, a figure independently verified by Deloitte. Users can monitor which brokers have been contacted, which requests are pending, and which have been fulfilled through a real-time dashboard with regular privacy reports.
The persistence element is important. A single opt-out submission to a data broker is not a permanent solution. Brokers refresh their databases continuously, and information removed today can reappear within months. Ongoing automated re-requests are what make the approach durable rather than cosmetic.
The Broader Context: Why This Bundle Is Relevant Now
Data broker activity is not a niche concern. It is the structural underpinning of the spam and scam economy that most people encounter daily. Robocalls, phishing texts, and fraudulent outreach are not random - they are targeted using purchased data profiles. Credential breaches, meanwhile, have become so routine that monitoring for them has shifted from a specialist precaution to a basic hygiene practice. The combination of real-time protective tools and proactive data removal reflects where practical privacy protection has arrived: no single measure is sufficient, and the most effective posture addresses both the channel and the source.
Identity theft coverage of up to $1 million is also included in the bundle, adding a financial backstop to the preventive layers. The deal is available to both new and existing Surfshark users, access runs for two years from activation, and codes must be redeemed within 30 days of purchase. Despite being priced in U.S. dollars, the deal is available for digital purchase internationally.
- Price: $91.99 for two years (standard price $500.40)
- Devices: Up to 5 - Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS/iPadOS, Android, ChromeOS, Fire OS, Apple tvOS
- Data broker coverage: 420+ brokers and people-search sites
- Eligibility: New and existing users
- Redemption window: 30 days from purchase
- Identity theft coverage: Up to $1 million included
The full listing, including terms and license details, is available through the Neowin Deals store.
