The Lockdown - Practical Privacy & Security

015 - NPD202401 (National Public Data Breach) and Windows 11


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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:

  1. On the brink of giving up!
  2. Using OnlyOffice as a Google Docs alternative
  3. National Public Data (NPD) breach
  4. Ripgrep (rg) and Silver Searcher (ag) tools for searching massive datasets
  5. Credit freezes
  6. Best efforts for Windows 11 privacy
  7. 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)


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