New Jersey Court Orders Transfer of Radaris Domains in Privacy Dispute

A New Jersey judge has ordered the transfer of radaris.com and 14 other domains to Atlas Data Privacy Corp. The ruling follows a lawsuit alleging that the data broker Radaris violated state privacy protections designed to shield public officials.

The legal action centres on violations of Daniel’s Law, a New Jersey statute that allows law enforcement officers, judges, and their families to request the complete removal of their personal information from commercial people-search services. Companies that fail to comply with these removal requests face fines of $1,000 per violation.

Corporate Evasion and Pseudonyms

During the proceedings, Atlas Data Privacy Corp alleged that Radaris utilised various tactics to evade legal accountability. The company described an “island-hopping” strategy, where corporate entities were frequently moved to jurisdictions such as the Marshall Islands, the Seychelles, and the British Virgin Islands to complicate the service of legal documents.

The litigation also uncovered the use of a fictitious identity. Radaris reportedly used the pseudonym “Gary Norden” to act as its CEO. Legal representatives for the company eventually admitted to the court that this was an invented name used in press releases and communications with potential investors.

Evidence presented during the case suggested that multiple nominally separate companies—including Radaris America, Inc. and Digital Orbit Corp—were actually managed by a small group of individuals using shared administrative and financial resources. Atlas indicated that the Radaris family of sites generates significant monthly revenue through various marketing and data partnerships.

Constitutional Challenges and the Future of Privacy Laws

Following the court’s decision, the radaris.com domain now redirects to a notice from Atlas regarding the transfer. The website no longer serves its previous function of providing detailed personal dossiers on US residents.

The broader impact of Daniel’s Law remains a point of legal contention. A coalition of approximately 150 data broker firms has challenged the New Jersey statute in federal court, arguing that it is overly broad and infringes upon First Amendment rights. The case is widely expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

While several other states have passed laws modelled on the New Jersey statute, the legal landscape remains volatile. In August 2025, a federal district court ruled that a similar privacy law in West Virginia was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.