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Old 04-16-21, 04:26 PM   #24
vienna
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The reason I included the Pwned link was because that link actually gives a bit more detail about any breaches a person may have suffered, including the source of the breach, and the nature/extent of the breach; I had one account that showed up as breached, but it was an account I used as a "scratch" account, one that I would give to sites or correspondents I was unsure of or suspicious of; the account was used mainly for one-offs and as a receptacle for junk emails and the profile used a false name, no phone number (it was required when I first opened the account), no contact info or other personally identifying info; I also made it a practice of deleting and mail I was through with, emptying the trash, and never forwarding out of or into that account from any of my other accounts; so, of some baddie wanted to mine that account for possible leads, all he'd really find is mostly a scant few junk emails that didn't stay around for very long...


[Edit]: I ran my main gmail account though Pwned, and it came back with no breach; I guess I must not have been one of the unfortunate billions who got hit...




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