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Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks

March 22, 2024 admin A Little Sunshine, dimitiri shelest, Firefox, firefox monitor, haveibeenpwned, HaveIBeenPwned.com, Mozilla Foundation, mozilla monitor, Ne'er-Do-Well News, nuwber, onerep, Spamit, Troy Hunt, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:02:41 +0000

The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep, an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search sites. The move comes just days after a report by KrebsOnSecurity forced Onerep’s CEO to admit that he has founded dozens of people-search networks over the years.

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The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China

March 20, 2024 admin A Little Sunshine, alibaba cloud, alina clark, beenverified, Breadcrumbs, cocodoc, cocofinder, cocosign, DomainTools.com, eden cheng, fastpeoplesearch, findpeoplefast, forbes.com, h.i.g. capital, harriet chan, instant checkmate, intelius, marilyn gaskell, neighborwho, numberguru, onerep, ownerly, peopleconnect inc., peoplefinderfree, peoplelooker, peoplesmart, radaris, ross cohen, sally stevens, shenzhen duiyun technology co, Spokeo, Stephen Curry, the lifetime value co., truepeoplesearch, truthfinder, u.s. federal trade commission

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:18:26 +0000

It’s not unusual for the data brokers behind people-search websites to use pseudonyms in their day-to-day lives (you would, too). Some of these personal data purveyors even try to reinvent their online identities in a bid to hide their conflicts of interest. But it’s not every day you run across a US-focused people-search network based in China whose principal owners all appear to be completely fabricated identities.