Like when I read 3 Billion National Public Data Records with SSNs, Addresses Dumped Online, am I supposed to access that data dump or something to see if I got pwned? Are there equivalents to haveibeenpwned.com for this type of stuff? Any guides on what to do when these happen? I feel like I’m doomscrolling or watching the news, and feeling depressed about the world as a result because I should be doing something but I can’t or it seems like I can’t.
Even though I know better than to put such personal info online, but that doesn’t eliminate the odds of them getting into breaches like these, and having started to be careful about digital privacy has opened my eyes to the sad state of privacy.
How to keep it all off the internet? Take your devices (all of them) put them in a pelican case, fill with concrete, and thow into a deep ocean trench.
Oh, also never give your name to any org. No hospital visits, for example.
Or, do some threat modeling and figure out what your risk appetite is.