opt out online, where??

From TU's site:
http://www.transunion.com/Personal/OptOut.asp

Opt-Out Contact Information
TransUnion wants to help companies give American consumers the choices they want. This choice includes the right to say, "No, thank you" to their offers. If you want your name and address removed from mailing lists obtained from the main consumer credit reporting agencies â?? TransUnion, Experian, Equifax, and Innovis â?? call 888-5OPTOUT (888-567-8688), or write to the following address:

TransUnion LLC's Name Removal Option
P.O. Box 97328
Jackson, MS 39288-7328

 

What is the advantage in doing this?

 

You get NO "PRE-APPROVED/PRE-SELECTED" applications...

NOBODY KNOWS FOR A FACT IF IT HELPS YOUR F.I.C.O. SCORE...

 

I "WAS" getting real good stuff in the mail...BETTER than applications "off the street"...