A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris

The report investigates Radaris, a large U.S. people-search data broker, mapping its extensive ecosystem of related sites, the identities and business history of its co-founders (Igor and Dmitry Lybarsky), ties to Russian-language affiliate/dating operations, and connections to California media firms marketing Russia’s state-run Channel One. It highlights consumer complaints about data removal, reviews legal and regulatory actions (including the FTC’s 2023 penalty against partner services TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate, past and ongoing lawsuits, and Daniel’s Law suits), and explains how current and proposed U.S. privacy and data broker rules largely exempt people-search firms that compile publicly available records.