The Georgia Gazette, LLC

The Georgia Gazette operates as a news-style website that publishes unfiltered crime reports, arrest records, and booking photographs sourced directly from public records in over 80 Georgia counties. While presenting itself as a news organization dedicated to transparency, its primary function is making individuals' arrest information easily searchable and accessible to the public. The exposure of this sensitive data, including mugshots, poses significant privacy risks, as individuals who have been arrested—even if not convicted—can face severe reputational damage, harassment, and difficulties with employment. This information can be easily misused for doxxing or personal attacks, as it lives indefinitely online. To protect themselves, individuals should be cautious about their public records and can request the removal of their information from the site, which offers a removal process in compliance with Georgia law and a "Second Chance Policy" for certain cases.