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Re:Ask HN: Who really gives your personal info to Intelius, ... by mehrdadn on Monday March 06, 2017 @04:05PM (#13806039)
Okay, I see. But somehow someone in your company found out about them before they could sign mutual NDAs, right? How does that happen? Do you just need a higher-up who's friends with the right people?
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Re:Ask HN: Who really gives your personal info to Intelius, ... by lithos on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @11:46AM (#13811873)
Imagine the legal liability you'd incur if the layperson could track the source of inaccurate data, then proved in court it kept them from getting a loan.

Those are provable damages, and maybe slander if they can convince the court they're a publication

Another reason to be NDAed up.

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Re:Ask HN: Who really gives your personal info to Intelius, ... by eonw on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @12:33AM (#13808471)
i imagine its similar to how drugs and weapons dealers meet. when you know seedy people, you get connected. birds of a feather and all that.
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