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…
Radaris, a data broker known for ignoring requests to remove personal information, recently lost several domains in a lawsuit over New Jersey privacy law violations. The lawsuit, brought by Atlas Data Privacy Corp, resulted in the transfer of radaris.com and over a dozen other domains to plaintiffs. Radaris had been accused of violating Daniel's Law, which allows state law enforcement officials to have their information removed from commercial data brokers.
The company's founders, Igor and Dmitry Lubarsky, who operate a variety of people-search services and Russian language dating sites, faced accusations of defamation when their reporting was questioned. Despite these challenges, Radaris used a tactic of delaying court appearances and creating multiple shell companies in various countries to avoid responsibility.
The judge, recognizing this pattern, ordered the domain Verisign to transfer radaris.com to the plaintiffs.
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