Spokeo utilizes multiple publicly available sources like phone directories, social networks, mailing lists, photos, real estate records, and government data to aggregate personal data. Due to the fact that Spokeo was marketing profiles for employment screening and background without accuracy verification, Spokeo.com received $800,000 in fines from the FTC for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Further challenging the site’s ethics and validity, it was later proved that Spokeo employees were generating bogus endorsements online. Site data typically includes:
- Social Profiles
- Financial Data
- Contact Information
- Past and Current Addresses
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