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A useful learning tool and an interesting means for shaping public opinion. The NY Times computation takes into account publicly acknowledged exploits; one wond
by drallison 11y ago
A useful learning tool and an interesting means for shaping public opinion. The NY Times computation takes into account publicly acknowledged exploits; one wonders how many undetected exploits there are. The number computer here is almost certainly a lower bound.
I worry that the clamor about personal information exposure is going to be used to motivate restrictive and ultimately ineffectual government action and, perhaps, kill the goose that has been laying the golden eggs.
- ams6110 11y agoI think the only reasonable assumption is to assume it's all exposed, for everybody. Even if you don't use any online services yourself, you still probably have credit cards and insurance and a driver's license and have filed tax returns. It's almost certain that at least one of those has leaked your data. The only people who are probably really safe from identity theft are people who just aren't in the system at all. Illegal immigrants, longterm homeless, drifters, i.e. people with no established identity to begin with.