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Re:LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addr... by oh_sigh on Sunday November 25, 2018 @02:56AM (#18525878)
Just hashes of IP addresses
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Re:LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addr... by civility on Sunday November 25, 2018 @03:13AM (#18525938)
I knew a guy who worked in an industry where using SSNs for identifying people was illegal. Their solution was to prefix the SSN with a leading one. Compliance.
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Re:LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addr... by marksomnian on Sunday November 25, 2018 @04:19AM (#18526118)
... how is that legal? If you cannot match by SSN, surely you still cannot match by SSN-but-with-a-prefix?
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Re:LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addr... by usrusr on Sunday November 25, 2018 @10:36AM (#18527265)
Before it is tested in court, every possible shade of grey looks blazing white to a group of people who mutually reinforce optimism and punish doubt amongst themselves.
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