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The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15 (www.404media.co)

submitted 2 years ago by Ilandar@aussie.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 106 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Tldr: the credit bureaus are selling your information.

[+] Ilandar@aussie.zone 47 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I wonder, could this problem be solved by adding some 'junk' data to each access request? With that junk data being a unique identifier, so the authorities can setup a sting to catch whoever is selling access

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Without legislation forcing it, why would they bother? They already have enough separation from the crimes to avoid legal repercussions, and they get to sell data with the "this will be used for profitable criminal activity" premium baked into the original sale price.

It's like expecting Nestle to take any ~~steroids~~ action (weird auto-correct) to prevent child slavery. Why are they going to stir the pot and screw up the nice thing they have going?

[–] unomar@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm torn, but I think I'd take steroids to prevent child slavery.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do we have c/ABrandNewSentence

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Build it and they will come edit someone already did!

lemmy.world/c/BrandNewSentence

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

But you know Nestle wouldn't. To them child slavery is like steroids on steroids.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Slight tangent, but autocorrect seems to have gotten terrible the last year or so. My theory: as more and more people are using it, the initial dataset is being diluted by more and more bad typers. Instead of improving the dataset, it's pulling it in so many different directions that it doesn't know which way is up anymore

[–] ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

This is just wrong on every level!

[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’d like to crowdsource the collection of all the data of the USA congress, and then send a complete copy to them, and any remaining newspapers.

[–] gullible@kbin.social 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

John Oliver beat you to it.

[–] JoelJ@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I wish he had the balls to follow through with it

[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

🤣🤣🤣

I’m thinking that I saw that. I’m claiming that yes. I likely stole that from him.

[–] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 years ago

It’s now illegal to sell information of sitting politicians.

(Them, Probably)

[–] JonHammCock@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Definitely read "hookers"... disappointed.

[–] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Hey why not. No gatekeeping here; democratize doxxy shit ✊💅

[–] authed@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'll give you $20 if you dox me

[–] Pinklink@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I did but found you have less than $20 in your savings…

[–] authed@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

Since you already did, it is sunk cost so post my info