Owler, Inc.

Owler is a community-driven business information platform that provides competitive intelligence and sales insights on over 15 million companies. Primarily serving sales professionals, marketers, and executives, the service offers detailed company profiles that include revenue estimates, employee counts, funding, and recent news. Subscribers can track companies of interest and receive real-time alerts on significant business events like acquisitions or leadership changes. Recently, Owler expanded its offerings to include B2B contact data, allowing users to access the names, job titles, email addresses, and phone numbers of key decision-makers within organizations. While this information is intended for professional B2B outreach, its availability poses privacy risks. The exposure of direct contact information can lead to an increase in unsolicited marketing communications, spam, and potentially targeted phishing attempts for employees. This data could be exploited by bad actors for business-related scams or to gather intelligence for social engineering attacks. To mitigate these risks, professionals should be mindful of the business information they share publicly. Individuals can also request that Owler remove their professional data from the platform to reduce their digital footprint.