Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight
A New Jersey court ordered the transfer of radaris.com and more than a dozen related domains after the data broker repeatedly failed to comply with a lawsuit alleging it violated a state law protecting the personal information of law enforcement officials.
Why this matters: Radaris made a business out of publishing people's personal information and ignoring removal requests. That caught up with them when the people affected turned out to be law enforcement officers protected by state law. The punishment here is unusually sharp — losing your domains is not a fine you can absorb and move on from. What matters for everyone else is the underlying issue: data brokers routinely publish home addresses, family members, and financial details on anyone, and most people have no real way to stop them. This case only moved because the right plaintiff had the right law behind them.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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