Radaris Seized: What Daniel's Law Means for Your Data

Last checked: Oct 12, 2026. This is a live legal story. Radaris has said it will try to undo the judgment, so details may change.

If you've tried to look someone up on Radaris recently, or tried to file a Radaris opt-out, you got a court notice instead. The headline at the top reads: "This Domain Has Been Transferred by Court Order."

Radaris isn't down for maintenance. A New Jersey court took the domain away from the people who ran it. Here's what happened, what the judgment actually covers, and what it means if your information was on Radaris.

#The short version

• On August 27, 2026, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, entered a final judgment by default against Radaris.com, Rehold.com and Trustoria.com in Atlas Data Privacy Corporation, et al. v. Radaris.com, et al. (Docket MID-L-000847-24), according to the notice now on radaris.com.
• The court found the defendants violated New Jersey's Daniel's Law and ordered radaris.com transferred to the plaintiff, Atlas Data Privacy Corporation.
• KrebsOnSecurity reported on September 16, 2026 that the court had so far transferred 14 domains from the Radaris family to Atlas (KrebsOnSecurity).
• Radaris's lawyer told KrebsOnSecurity it has moved to vacate the default judgment and intends to appeal.
• The judgment protects the specific people who brought claims. It does not delete everyone's data and it doesn't give the general public new rights.

#What is Daniel's Law?

Daniel's Law is a New Jersey statute (N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.1 et seq.) that protects the home addresses and unpublished home phone numbers of "covered persons," such as law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges, and their families (radaris.com notice; KrebsOnSecurity). It was passed in 2020 after the son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas was killed at the family's home by a gunman who had found her address online (radaris.com notice links NJ.com coverage of the law's origin).

Covered people can send a data broker a written request to stop publishing their protected information. KrebsOnSecurity reports the law provides for fines of $1,000 per violation against companies that ignore those requests.

#Timeline

Note: KrebsOnSecurity describes the judge's finding on August 26; the notice on radaris.com gives August 27 as the date the final judgment was entered.

#What the judgment does

Based on the court language quoted on radaris.com:

1. Moves the domain. radaris.com now belongs to Atlas and shows the notice instead of people-search results.
2. Bars disclosure for covered people. The defendants and "all persons in concert" with them are permanently barred from disclosing the protected information of the individual plaintiffs and covered persons, through radaris.com, rehold.com, trustoria.com, any affiliated sites in their control, and "any databases, computer systems, records or materials, however stored."

#What it doesn't do

This is the part most headlines skip.

• It doesn't protect the general public. The injunction covers the plaintiffs and covered persons in the case. If you're not a New Jersey officer, judge, prosecutor or other covered person who assigned a claim, you aren't covered by this order.
• It doesn't order the data deleted. The court barred disclosure by the defendants. It didn't order Radaris's underlying database destroyed (radaris.com notice language).
• It doesn't shut down the wider network. Atlas told KrebsOnSecurity that radaris.com and at least 25 other people-search sites are run by the same small group. The court has transferred 14 domains so far; others may still be online.
• It may not be final. Radaris says it has moved to vacate and will appeal (KrebsOnSecurity). KrebsOnSecurity also notes that in a separate 2017 case, a court-ordered transfer of radaris.com was later halted after Radaris challenged it.
• Daniel's Law itself is being challenged. KrebsOnSecurity reports that data brokers sued by Atlas have challenged the statute under the First Amendment in federal court, and a federal court found West Virginia's version facially unconstitutional in August 2025.

#What this means for you

#If you were on Radaris

Your old Radaris page is not reachable at radaris.com right now. But:

• Google may still show old Radaris results. KrebsOnSecurity noted radaris.com still appeared prominently in name searches. Use Google's Results about you or the Refresh Outdated Content tool to clear stale results (our Google guide).
• Your information may live on sister sites. If you find a near-identical profile on another people-search site, opt out there directly.
• Keep Radaris on your tracker. If the judgment is vacated and the site returns, you'll want to know. Re-check in 60 to 90 days.

A fictional example: Elena Vasquez, a teacher in Tucson, had a Radaris listing with her address and (520) 555-0123. In October 2026 she searched her name and still saw a Google result titled "Elena Vasquez – Radaris," which led to the court notice. She used Google's outdated content tool for the result and checked the other people-search listings showing the same address.

#If you're a covered person in New Jersey

Daniel's Law gives you a direct right to demand that brokers stop publishing your home address and unpublished phone number. Your agency or union may have information on how to send requests. For legal advice on your situation, talk to a New Jersey attorney.

#If you're a judge, officer or prosecutor in another state

KrebsOnSecurity reports at least 14 other states have passed laws modeled on Daniel's Law. Check your state's statute. Federal judges also have protections under a separate federal law. Some people-search companies, PeopleConnect among them, accept suppression requests from protected people like judges and law enforcement officers under applicable law.

#Everyone else

The lesson from Radaris is that protections are uneven. If you're not covered by a law like this one, your tools are the ordinary ones: opt out site by site (our Whitepages removal guide shows the pattern), remove Google results, and, in California, file DROP (our DROP guide). The full process is in our pillar guide, how to remove your personal information from the internet.

#Why it matters beyond Radaris

Radaris had a long reputation for ignoring removal requests, according to KrebsOnSecurity. The case shows a court can take a domain when a broker doesn't show up to defend itself. It also shows the limits: years of litigation, a narrow group of protected people, and a judgment that's still being contested.

We'll update this post if the judgment is vacated, an appeal is decided, or Radaris-family sites change.

#Sources

1. Court-order notice on radaris.com (viewed Oct. 12, 2026), citing Atlas Data Privacy Corporation, et al. v. Radaris.com, et al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Middlesex County, Docket No. MID-L-000847-24. https://radaris.com/
2. KrebsOnSecurity, "Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight" (Sept. 16, 2026). https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/data-broker-radaris-loses-domains-in-privacy-fight/
3. New Jersey Daniel's Law, N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.1 et seq. (New Jersey Legislature). https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
4. PeopleConnect Suppression Center. https://suppression.peopleconnect.us/

Elena Vasquez is a fictional example.