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minus-squareD_Air1@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·edit-21 hour ago Phone numbers social security numbers Stop making personal information into digital ids because when it inevitably ends up in some kind of data breach. These companies all throw their hands up saying sucks to be you.
minus-squarepenquin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 hours agoNah, man. Gotta get my $2.97 check.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoYeah, just generate a unique ID and ask only for the information you actually need.
Stop making personal information into digital ids because when it inevitably ends up in some kind of data breach. These companies all throw their hands up saying sucks to be you.
Nah, man. Gotta get my $2.97 check.
Yeah, just generate a unique ID and ask only for the information you actually need.