Like when I read 3 Billion National Public Data Records with SSNs, Addresses Dumped Online, am I supposed to access that data dump or something to see if I got pwned? Are there equivalents to haveibeenpwned.com for this type of stuff? Any guides on what to do when these happen? I feel like I’m doomscrolling or watching the news, and feeling depressed about the world as a result because I should be doing something but I can’t or it seems like I can’t.

Even though I know better than to put such personal info online, but that doesn’t eliminate the odds of them getting into breaches like these, and having started to be careful about digital privacy has opened my eyes to the sad state of privacy.

  • @[email protected]
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    24 months ago

    Keep as little info on the internet as possible. Falsify as much data as you are allowed to get away with.

    • @ParticleAccelerator
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      14 months ago

      this is the only answer. throwaway emails, phone numbers, etc