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		abraham on Dec 13, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Check if your email is amongst those compromised i... Why even bother hashing the email addresses when the entire dump can be downloaded with bit torrent.

jedsmith on Dec 13, 2010 [–]

Because I'd prefer not to help distribute the leaked information? If you want the information, nothing stopping you from getting it, true. However, me throwing up an entire list of e-mails just adds to the problem.

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