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fusspilz@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses

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Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses

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fusspilz@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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The Minnesota shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.
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    If they own houses that is public info.

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      While true, the lookup is the address to the owner, not the other way around. Compiling the information to show querying by person should be illegal.

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        My county lets you search property tax records by owner name. It is trivial to find someone.

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          Wow.

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            I picked Rock Island County in Illinois, headquarters of John Deere. Search the last name Smith.

            Rich people will often put their homes in shell corps or trusts that give some level of protection against this.

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        But did you think about the shareholders

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      You can find out someone’s home address from their email address. These brokers are out of control.

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          I guarantee you none of your data is actually deleted. Experian is a surveillance capitalism data broker. They’re selling both the virus and the snake oil to “cure” it.

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          Crazy crowdfunding idea - what if we bought the whole thing and individually requested delisting for everyone?

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