HuffPost: Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Found Targets’ Addresses Online. Here’s How To Hide Yours.

“What this individual allegedly did is what abusive individuals have done for decades,” said Justin Sherman, a data broker expert and scholar in residence at Electronic Privacy Information Center. 

“They want to find out where someone lives, whether that’s someone they’re currently seeing or an ex-wife who moved to a new state. … They will pull up one of these sites, they’ll type a name, and they’ll put in their credit card, and with no background check or vetting, and for a couple bucks, they will get that information,” Sherman explained. 

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