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Threads collects so much sensitive information it’s a ‘hacker’s dream,’ experts say (archive.today)
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The specificity and quantity of information the text and multimedia platform can access poses a risk to most users, if it falls into the wrong hands or is used to target them, tech experts agree.

“This is a hacker’s dream,” said Claudette McGowan, a longtime banking executive who founded Protexxa, a Toronto-based platform that uses artificial intelligence to rapidly identify and resolve cyber issues for employees.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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