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		mettamage on April 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion user... Question: is it legal to download these files to see what data is leaked about yourself? My issue with haveibeenpwned is that I don't know what's leaked. Note, I'm super happy with the fact that the service exist because I'm happy with the fact to know who of my social circle is in it, so I can notify them. But I don't know exactly what's leaked. Are passwords leaked, for example? What about my social info is on there?

corobo on April 8, 2021 [–]

> Compromised data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Employers, Genders, Geographic locations, Names, Phone numbers, Relationship statuses

Assume these columns are compromised. As a general rule it probably doesn't hurt to change the password and any you've reused.

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