black_hole_blues t1_j63wrbb wrote
How was he “trying to sell” it if the same article says he posted it on a public forum?
> Police say the trove consists of “registration data,” essential info residents must provide to authorities. That includes their full name, address and date of birth — but not financial info, fortunately.
These are easy enough to find without any “hacking”...
LeonardDeVir t1_j64jxpj wrote
It isn´t. There are public telephone books, but many people opt out (and nowadays you have to opt in). There is a difference between having to search the details for every address, or having full access to all names and adresses of a whole country.
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