Judge Orders Data Broker Radaris to Hand Over Domains in Privacy Lawsuit

Radaris, a data broker known for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its people-search services, has lost its main domain and more than a dozen others after a judge ruled against it in a privacy lawsuit. The case was brought by Atlas Data Privacy Corp under New Jersey's Daniel's Law, which allows judges, law enforcement officials and their families to demand removal of their personal information from data brokers, with fines of $1,000 per violation for non-compliance.

According to the report, Radaris repeatedly stonewalled the court process, prompting the judge to order the transfer of radaris.com and other associated domains to the plaintiffs. The company has also faced scrutiny over its ownership structure, with previous reporting linking it to two Massachusetts-based brothers who reportedly ran the business, along with several other people-search and dating platforms, using a fictitious CEO identity in press materials and investor communications.

The case highlights the growing legal pressure on data brokers that fail to comply with state privacy laws, particularly those protecting sensitive categories of individuals such as law enforcement personnel.