Says a Florida sheriff ran a data broker site using the breached data to sell it — Dubious (35/100) Sounds dramatic — the sheriff part needs receipts. Sources: NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data, Florida firm sued over theft of 2.9B personal records
Everyone's SSN exposed ~15 times in the database — Dubious (40/100) 15x estimate is pure guesswork — no data backing the multiplier. Sources: Social Insecurity: Billions of Social Security Number and Passwords | UpGuard, Billions of SSNs Exposed Online in Massive Database Leak, Exposed Database Was Storing More Than 1 Billion Social Security Numbers | PCMag
Most viewers' SSNs are in the breach — Dubious (45/100) No data on viewer overlap — pure assumption 🙄
Porn records can be leaked instantly via facial recognition — Dubious (35/100) Dramatic timing claim with zero evidence shown — sounds scary, proves nothing 💀
Platform now lets any consumer find secret accounts of their kids and family — Sketchy (25/100) Pivoted from catching traffickers to selling family surveillance tool — classic mission creep 🚩
Half a face in old wedding photo enough to ID someone on the street — Dubious (40/100) Partial-face ID from random photos is way harder than claimed — tech isn't that magic yet ⚠️
Used facial recognition on hired graffiti artist to find his real identity and family photo — Personal Story (50/100) Anecdote about doxxing their own contractor — raises more ethical questions than it answers 🤨