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Americans woke up to news of yet another mass breach of their personal data. Americans woke up to news of yet another mass breach of data about them. FTFY

• herghost 9y ago
  could you elaborate on what you mean by making this distinction, please?
  • gipp 9y ago
    I think the idea is that "personal" implies ownership and the second one doesn't.
  • 15charlimit 9y ago
    People are being pedantic about the actual meaning of words as opposed to the commonly-understood-and-accepted meaning of words. It's annoying, because it distracts from the immediate issue and causes confusion.