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How do i convince my brother privacy is important?
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this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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Find his information in a data breach and log into one of his accounts. Post something to prove it and show him how important it is to care about privacy/security
Holy shit dude! His email has been recently involved in a data breach but i’ve made him change it. I should’ve asked this question before 😄
There'll be more breaches. Believe that.
I actually did something similar to this before. After a breach I torrented the data to query my own creds (old passwords were leaked, from my pre random gen password manager days). I then searched my friend's emails and messaged them asking them if their password was still "xyz". I got a lot of "bro, wtf!?!" that day!
Don't do this. It's illegal in most countries and could result in criminal charges.
Instead, DM them and ask "Hey, is your password for x still y"? That's usually enough for people to feel vulnerable and start to take this shit seriously.
Yes. And if possible message them with encrypted messaging, like signal or at least Whatsapp, not discord. Then again, the credentials are already public.