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Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight

The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of people-search services online. That reputation caught up with the company recently in a lawsuit alleging Radaris violated a New Jersey privacy law that provides for hefty fines against data brokers that publish personal information on state law enforcement officials. In the...

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The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of people-search services online. That reputation caught up with the company recently in a lawsuit alleging Radaris violated a New Jersey privacy law that provides for hefty fines against data brokers that publish personal information on state law enforcement officials. In the...

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  1. Krebs on SecurityPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight

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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust73
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude82
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency78
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Confidence factor0.8335
Freshness factor0.9992
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