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  "id": "2006-november-december-these-sources-speak-when-subjects-wont",
  "slug": "2006-november-december-these-sources-speak-when-subjects-wont",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2006-november-december-these-sources-speak-when-subjects-wont.html",
  "year": 2006,
  "month": "November • December",
  "monthNum": 11,
  "headline": "These sources speak when subjects won't",
  "kicker": "SPOTLIGHT: PEOPLE AND PROFILES",
  "author_name": "Duff Wilson",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": ")}\n\nSome of these online tools are included in ",
  "summary": "Duff Wilson provides a guide to essential online tools and public records for backgrounding individuals for investigative profiles.",
  "keywords": [
    "backgrounding",
    "online records",
    "investigative tools"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Data & Databases"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "Google",
    "Nexis",
    "Accurint",
    "AutoTrack",
    "VitalChek",
    "PACER",
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "There is a wealth of records, many of them available at your fingertips for profiling people who don't want to be profiled.\n\nSome of these online tools are included in ",
  "provenance": {
    "extracted_by": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": false
  },
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    {
      "slug": "1997-july-backgrounding-individuals",
      "score": 0.318
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    {
      "slug": "2000-november-web-links-people-and-records",
      "score": 0.236
    },
    {
      "slug": "2003-novemberdecember-newsroom-data-depots-no-longer-a-luxury",
      "score": 0.193
    }
  ],
  "html_url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2006-november-december-these-sources-speak-when-subjects-wont.html",
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