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But you need to a verification code to use the app


You can buy old numbers. There are privacy laws we have to follow.


Could you elaborate a bit on the data sources and how the privacy laws affect them? I'm curious how the data can be publicly available to you but compiling a profile on someone with that data and disclosing it might not be.


In short, there are laws on data resellers vs data brokers. Data resellers can provide uncensored data and their sources but there are many more hoops for them to jump through in terms of who sees that. We would have to do due diligence into every person using our tool in that case.


That's fascinating, thanks! It's bizarre how giving one person's information to another person is a big deal, but giving millions of people's information to a company is totally fine.


Adding this explanation to your page would also be helpful...


What should be the verbiage ?




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