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Is almost like publicly accessible information like email, phone, address, and, honestly, ss# at this point shouldn't be used for anything serious that doesn't require some sort of authentication beyond itself.

Weird.



Credential stuffing isn't the only threat. Leaked emails and phone numbers become spam and phishing targets and phishing can get a lot more convincing when they also have your home address and other details.


And the fact that this is now pretty obvious seems to make such continued use an astounding display of mass negligence.




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