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Re:Hackers who broke into Equifax exploited a flaw in open-s... by maxerickson on Saturday September 09, 2017 @11:27AM (#15207521)
It is an identifier. It isn't really a problem to use it that way.

The problems all come from using it for authentication.

Re:Hackers who broke into Equifax exploited a flaw in open-s... by bluejekyll on Saturday September 09, 2017 @12:20PM (#15207736)
I should have made that more clear in my statement. The thing that makes me paranoid is it's use as an authentication method by my bank, et al.

With this disclosure, much of what banks and others use to authenticate my identity is now out in the open.