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Escaping the ?Scrapers?

By "eAdvocate"

Scrapers have a major impact on registered sex offenders credit files.10-12-2010 National: The Internet has given rise to a dizzying array of people-search sites and data brokers that gather and compile public information and social-networking profiles. The sites gather information from public sources such as property records and telephone listings, and other information is harvested by ?scraping? ? or copying ? websites where people post information about themselves. The fact that the information is from public records or posted on the Internet generally means that the companies have a right to use it. And many of the firms emphasize that the data will still be available in public records or elsewhere online, even if the information is removed from specific sites...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on October 12, 2010 (boomark / email).