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submitted 2 days ago by sem@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.

Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.

Their inaction is deadly.

By Evan Greer

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[-] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Apparently its called "Innovis". I tried to find a few articles but they all read like press releases or AI slop.

There is a blurb on Wikipedia fortunately:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_bureau#Consumer_reporting_agency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovis

this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025
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