Episode

015 - NPD202401 (National Public Data Breach) and Windows 11

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The Lockdown - Practical Privacy & Security

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Aug 30, 2024

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1637

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Summary

In today’s show, I discuss the National Public Data (NPD) breach, which contains 2.7 billion records, including the social security numbers of US residents. I cover how to check if your SSN is part of the breach and emphasize the importance of setting up a credit freeze for yourself and your kids. I also explore some useful tools for searching large datasets and share my thoughts on a Reddit post. In this week's episode: On the brink of giving up!Using OnlyOffice as a Google Docs alternativeN...