How to opt out from phone calls, mail, and so much more!

from the New York Times, via LifeHacker:

Phone solicitations: donotcall.gov
Junk snail mail: Direct Marketing Association
Email: “Whatever you do, do not respond to an unsolicited e-mail message when it gives you the option to opt out of receiving more e-mail. That is a trick used by spammers to confirm they hit a live address.”
Credit card offers: OptOutPrescreen.com
Doubleclick ad cookies: Ad Cookie Opt-out
Lexis Nexis public database: Opt Out of Lexis Nexis

Lastly, the Center for Democracy and Technology offers printable forms for companies that don’t have an online opt-outs available. — Gina Trapani/LifeHacker