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Re:Steam loses user database by Natsu on Friday November 11, 2011 @12:23AM (#3223528)
Fortunately, I have my account registered with a spamtrap email address, a username/password that I have never used elsewhere, and a very low limit credit card. Yeah, I'm glad I know better than to use a debit card.

I'll be watching to see if anyone starts spamming me, because that spamtrap email is unique to my Steam account and has not been published elsewhere.

Guess it pays to be paranoid.

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Re:Steam loses user database by bh42222 on Friday November 11, 2011 @08:57AM (#3224572)
Fortunately, I have my account registered with a spamtrap email address, a username/password that I have never used elsewhere, and a very low limit credit card.

Same here. But I am a bit sad that my paranoia has been confirmed yet again.

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Re:Steam loses user database by MichaelApproved on Friday November 11, 2011 @09:07AM (#3224591)
Doesn't it stop being paranoia if you are correct?
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Re:Steam loses user database by Natsu on Friday November 11, 2011 @02:57PM (#3225913)
It's a matter of perspective. To most others, this still appears are paranoia. But I wouldn't be doing it if my experience didn't say that such problems occur far too often.
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