Comfibook
Encyclopedia
Comfibook is a search aggregator
Search aggregator
A search aggregator is a type of metasearch engine which gathers results from multiple search engines simultaneously through RSS search results...

 website that collects and publishes data from many online and offline sources (such as phone directories, social networks, online photo albums, and public records
Public records
Public records are documents or pieces of information that are not considered confidential. For example, in California, when a couple fills out a marriage license application, they have the option of checking the box as to whether the marriage is "confidential" or "Public"...

). The aggregated data is presented in snippets, with links to sources when available. Comfibook collects data prior to gaining permission from the individuals to whom the data pertain; Comfibook offers to remove personal data only through a registration process, or after receiving a written request with an image of the individual's state-issued ID
Identity document
An identity document is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card...

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See also

  • Aggregator (disambiguation)
  • Federated search
    Federated search
    Federated search is an information retrieval technology that allows the simultaneous search of multiple searchable resources. A user makes a single query request which is distributed to the search engines participating in the federation...

  • Metabrowsing
    Metabrowsing
    With the popularization of the Internet in the late 1990s, different approaches to browsing Web-based information emerged as alternatives to the standard Web browser. According to LexisNexis the term "metabrowsing" began popping up in mainstream media in March 2000...

  • Multisearch
    Multisearch
    Multisearch is a multitasking search engine which includes both search engine and metasearch engine characteristics with additional capability of retrieval of search result sets that were previously classified by users...

  • Privacy laws of the United States

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