hashStuff

So do you provide your full name, street address, phone number, drivers license, and social, to everyone you meet? And do you require that from everyone you wish to be friends with? Otherwise how do either party know the other is not providing false information? This is essentially what you are stating you are hoping for on the internet by allowing every company to request identity information.

Would this not have been solved if the email addresses were stored as hashes? Besides this it would be an extra layer of security in the even of a breach. Why addresses aren't stored as hashes seems silly. Especially when stored in true databases that can be queried quickly.

Wouldn't having the email hashed prevent this? Not sure why email addresses are stored plain text still. Especially if they are stored in databases.