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Re:How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username by qznc on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @05:00AM (#7143002)
Now there needs to be a browser plugin, which warns you when you are about to create an account on such a website.
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Re:How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username by cpach on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @06:13AM (#7143190)
That's an awesome idea!
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Re:How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username by kmfrk on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @11:24AM (#7144810)
The problem with services like that is that they aren't likely to be updated, if the company improve their measures.

You'd have to check in regularly to confirm this is still the way they do things.

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Re:How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username by cpach on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @02:20PM (#7146077)
That’s definitely a potential issue. Would be cool if the users’ incentives could be set up in a way that prevent the information from getting outdated.
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