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 alternative
- National Public Data (NPD) breach
- Ripgrep (rg) and Silver Searcher (ag) tools for searching massive datasets
- Credit freezes
- Best efforts for Windows 11 privacy
- ElevenTray, a useful utility to always show Windows 11 tray icons
Show Links:
Simplewall - https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall
ElevenTray - https://github.com/locksec/eleventray
OnlyOffice - https://www.onlyoffice.com/
LibreOffice - https://www.libreoffice.org/
Credit Freeze Guide - https://inteltechniques.com/freeze.html
Credit Freeze for Kids:
Equifax - https://www.equifax.com/personal/education/identity-theft/articles/-/learn/freezing-your-childs-credit-report-faq/
(800)685-1111
Equifax Security Freeze, PO Box 105788, Atlanta, Georgia 30348
Experian - https://www.experian.com/help/minor-request.html
(888)397-3742
Experian Security Freeze. PO Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013
TransUnion - https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze/credit-freeze-faq#freeze-other-minor-0
(888)909-8872
TransUnion, P.O. Box 380, Woodlyn, PA 19094
https://www.transunion.com/credit-disputes/child-identity-theft-inquiry-form
> I know why you're here, Neo. I know what you've been doing... why you hardly sleep, why you live alone, and why night after night, you sit by your computer. - Trinity (The Matrix)
Podcast music: Recluse by Ray Heffer
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