Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus. Hackers have found a way into that data supply chain, and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets.

  • SokathHisEyesOpen
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    4111 months ago

    Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus.

    We don’t even provide it, they just take it. You can’t do anything to stop them. Getting inaccurate information removed is a full-time job.

  • @PutangInaMo@lemmy.world
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    3011 months ago

    This isn’t a new thing, these services have been around for a long time. True people search blew it out of the water and it’s free. I highly suggest submitting a data removal request to them if you live in the US.

  • @Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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    2111 months ago

    Wow well that fucked up. Yet our government isn’t doing shit about it. And shouldn’t Truth Social be raided and shut down?

    If a person is pirating they shut them down but this gets to continue.

    • Franzia
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      311 months ago

      Section 230. Not that I’m certain I want that law gone, but the host site isn’t liable for this behavior.

  • @b0gl@sh.itjust.works
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    2011 months ago

    I live in Sweden and you can find the adress of like 99% of the people living in Sweden by just doing a simple google search on their name. For example famous actor Stellan Skarsgård. I found his home adress in about 5 seconds.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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      3311 months ago

      Back in the before before times we were all sent a giant book full of everyone’s address and phone number. If you didn’t want to be in it you had to contact the phone company.

      • @pdxfed@lemmy.world
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        211 months ago

        I will put getting your name removed from the yellow pages circa 2005 right up there with cancelling a gym membership, returning a used car, and immaculate conception.