Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight
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- Radaris.com, a data broker known for ignoring privacy removal requests, faced a lawsuit under New Jersey's Daniel's Law, leading to court-ordered transfer of its domain and 13 other domains to the plaintiff, Atlas Data Privacy Corp.
- Daniel's Law allows New Jersey law enforcement, government personnel, judges, and their families to have personal info removed from data brokers, with fines of $1,000 per violation for ignoring requests.
- KrebsOnSecurity uncovered that Radaris is operated by Russian-born brothers Igor and Dmitry Lubarsky, who used fictitious CEO names and shell companies to obscure ownership.
- Radaris used delaying tactics and shell-game maneuvers, constantly changing privacy policies and corporate entities, but the court ultimately found them in default judgment.
- Internal emails obtained by Atlas confirmed that Radaris and at least 25 other people-search sites are run by a small Boston-area group, earning around $42,000 monthly from Radaris.com and $45,000 from Veripages.com.
- Radaris partnered with Onerep, a company that claims to help remove personal info but was revealed to operate its own people-search sites, illustrating an industry pattern of 'spreading the disease and selling the cure.'
- The data broker industry is challenging Daniel's Law as unconstitutional, with at least 70 lawsuits moved to federal court; a West Virginia similar law was ruled unconstitutional in August 2025.
- Experts argue that comprehensive federal privacy laws are needed, as state laws often exempt public records, and data brokers will continue to thrive without federal action.