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The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15 (www.404media.co)

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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.

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[–] b0gl@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

But that's all you had to do. Try making yourself dark now. It's a constant battle.

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[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years 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.

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 0 points 2 years ago

yeah howd that turn out for sarah connors one and 2?

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[–] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I think same thing applied also for Norway or Denmark. I remember discovering this one day and it seemed pretty wild.

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