DeleteMe acquires social media security tool Block Party

“In a prior life, I was briefly and mildly Internet famous for my activism and advocacy work,” Chou wrote in a blog post. “The subsequent intrusions on my life and physical safety became a shocking revelation in how exposed I was, and I found myself scrambling to lock everything down.”

That was when she learned about DeleteMe, which could help her remove personal information from data brokers and people search sites. But there wasn’t an equivalent product to help people protect themselves on social media, which is what prompted her to create Block Party. It’s only fitting that Block Party will now become part of DeleteMe.

“Until now, enterprise customers and consumers alike have had to go to different companies to cobble together separate solutions,” Chou wrote. “This acquisition brings both our products under the same roof, and gives everyone who’s been asking for it somewhere to go.”

For current Block Party users, nothing will change for now — as the tool becomes more integrated into DeleteMe at large, the company says it will share more with customers.

“I used to be more open about my life online. Many of us were. But for too many people, that openness has come at a real cost,” she wrote. “We don’t have to choose between having a voice and being safe. That was always the point.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.