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National public data breach exposes sensitive information of 2.9B U.S. citizens | Better HN
National public data breach exposes sensitive information of 2.9B U.S. citizens
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lhuser123
1y ago
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threesevenths
1y ago
2.9 billion records. Title makes it seem Americans have been more busy than they have been.
pestatije
1y ago
i was thinking they might be including the deceased ones as well
threesevenths
1y ago
It makes an interesting question, how many Americans have ever lived? I can say with confidence it’s not 2.9 billion but I have no idea what the real number is.
enfo99
1y ago
When they say 2.9B - the same person appears in the data multiple times with data showing the individual and relative
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