Advance Media New York

syracuse.com is a digital news platform that serves as the online presence for The Post-Standard newspaper, covering Syracuse and the Central New York region. The site provides local news, sports coverage, weather updates, and opinion pieces, and is a brand of Advance Media New York. While its primary function is journalism, it collects personal information from its visitors to personalize content and for advertising purposes, which has marketing-related privacy implications. The publication of news articles, particularly those concerning crime or legal matters, can expose personal and sensitive information about individuals, potentially leading to reputational damage and unwanted public attention. This publicly available information could be misused by individuals for purposes of harassment or doxxing. To protect their privacy, individuals should be mindful of the information they share online and can typically request corrections or updates to news articles, although complete removal is not always guaranteed.