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Re:800Gb of possible Census Bureau data (tax records,etc) le... by jrockway on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:18PM (#22660404)
Because people use their real name as the primary key in almost every database? The census team did not steal Lyft's database and leak it.
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Re:800Gb of possible Census Bureau data (tax records,etc) le... by danmg on Sunday March 22, 2020 @10:17PM (#22660677)
Yes it's their fault for using their own name. It's not the fault of the people keeping creepy dossiers on random customers that creates this hazard.
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