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Use people-search aggregators and primary public records to find addresses, phone numbers, relatives, age and background on a person, and to audit and remove your own exposure. Covers Spokeo, BeenVerified, Whitepages, TruePeopleSearch, FastPeopleSearch, That'sThem, Radaris, Intelius and Pipl, plus voter files and county court and property records. Use when running a people search or reverse address lookup, tracing a debtor or missing person, building a subject's address history, or removing yourself from broker sites. Applies to skip tracing and debt recovery, asset investigation, executive protection, and personal exposure audits. Explains the FCRA limits that bar broker data from employment, tenancy, insurance and credit decisions, and the GDPR position. Reference at useosint.com/skills/dig-through-data-brokers.

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# Dig through data brokers

People-search sites resell a blend of public records, marketing data, and
self-reported data. They are fast, cheap lead generators and terrible evidence.
The one rule that matters: **a broker record is a lead, never a fact.** Confirm
every field you intend to use against the primary source the broker got it from —
and if you cannot identify that primary source, do not use the field.

## What these services actually are

Three input streams, blended and sold:

- **Public records** — property deeds, court filings, business registrations,
  voter files where public, professional licences, bankruptcy, marriage and
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