Comments by "D. von N." (@D.von.N) on "3 Billion Social Security Numbers Leaked On The Dark Web" video.

  1. Forget AI and deep fake. The era of not knowing who to believe - is here.
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  2. But how many pay to services like delete me or aura to get their data off the internet?
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  3.  @waterandafter  not really. overall the strength of the chain is determined by the weakest link. Save yourself hard earned cash and act like your data was out there already (because it most likely is). That's all you can do. Data breaches happen all the time and it is out of your control. I am so disappointed that many IT folks here whom I respected highly sank to promote the scam these companies are. A plaster over a tumour.
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  4.  @waterandafter  besides, most of those brokers trade with data for advertising purposes. Using adblocks makes them wasting money and if you are a savvy shopper like me, not really going by brands, cooking mostly at home and using your cash wisely, mending what is broken instead of tossing it and buying new, their effort was wasted on you. And the 3 letter agenies already have what they need, so data brokers and companies buying the data can go get stuffed. Got a cold caller, having my name, phone number, email address, offering me trading on forex, promising easy return. I sent him where the Sun doesn't shine. If someone steals your identity, it is a hassle, but paying to have your data erased by brokers when it is also wild on the dark web, is lame. It is the companies' responsibility to make sure they are dealing with real you before th3y give contract to somebody. Just unfortunately that might mean collecting more data about you 🙃All of us. It reminds me the never ending competition between germs and antibiotics.
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  5.  @ni9274  Maybe this one is, but many others out there aren't. sim swapping, cookies sessions stolen, identity stolen... it is gaining momentum.
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