lexis nexis is a creepiest data aggregator out there. i recall seeing interview with the founder where he's been bragging about buying hacked stolen databases of the darkweb "until feds take them down". all your data

and this company is used to validate your tax worthiness.

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[–] 34 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Is this the same lexisnexis that does like book and research paper databases for university libraries?

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  • [–] 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I used to work for a giant bank in the fraud department and had full access to lexis Nexis. It was horrifying 15 years ago. It's gotta be so much worse now.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago*

    Shut them down for good. They collect a shit ton of data and sell it to anyone. Your car's telemetry data get collected and they sell it to insurance companies.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    They're all fucking creeps.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    It's probably Palantir doing their thing now that LN has sold it's wares to ICE

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    I worked for a financial institution that used their services to try and locate account holders with undeliverable mail.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I used to work for a Sheriff's Office that used this system. It was a mass center of consumer and civilian data.

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