Re:533M Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have...
by prophesi on Saturday April 03, 2021 @12:43PM
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It's much more of a threat to those who don't use cryptographic randomly generated passwords. And if you add PII to your accounts.
Re:533M Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have...
by neither_color on Saturday April 03, 2021 @10:24PM
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Because of this I use fastmail or Apple sign-in to make a new email for every online service I register for, and when it's a username I pull random words together from a dictionary. I also avoid using my real name as much as possible.
Re:533M Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have...
by HNfriend234 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @09:35PM
(#26686246)
Identity theft and harassment. If you say anything politically that other people don't agree with then you could become a victim of violence.
Re:533M Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have...
by newman8r on Saturday April 03, 2021 @12:44PM
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well it might be embarrassing if someone found out you used facebook.
I guess I could envision a scenario where you're being investigated, and these leaks provide a roadmap of services to subpoena.
Re:533M Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have...
by codethief on Saturday April 03, 2021 @02:19PM
(#26683347)
Maybe your phone number, relationship status or Facebook bio?
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Re:533M Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have...
by dang on Sunday April 04, 2021 @02:13AM
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Posting like this will get you banned on HN, regardless of who or what you're replying to.
Could you please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules? We'd appreciate it.
I've been pwned 33 times. At this point, it's just noise. My passwords are all unique (password manager). Honest question - What should I worry about?