CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms

Onerep.com claims to help people remove their personal information from people-search websites, but it is actually operated from Belarus and Cyprus. The founder of Onerep, Dimitri Shelest, has launched dozens of people-search services over the years including Nuwber.com. Shelest appears to have reinvented his online identity by changing his email slightly, but there is evidence linking him to many people-search sites. Onerep and Nuwber.com seem to be the same company based on shared details in their profiles and services. Shelest was associated with a major Russian spam affiliate program in the past. Shelest's email is linked to over 179 domain names, mostly defunct people-search sites targeting various countries. It is concerning that Onerep both sells people's data and charges to remove it from the same sites. Onerep has excluded its early website history from the Wayback Machine. People-search sites have deep profiles on consumers that could rival law enforcement databases. The data broker industry deserves more investigation into privacy practices and business ties.