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The article doesn't say how the swatter got the victim's address. Where they somehow able to cross-reference the streamer's twitch ID with their credit report in the leaked Equifax data? If not, I'm not sure what one has to do with the other.

> If data breaches were treated like chemical spills, companies would be much more proactive and careful about what data they collected, who they shared that data with, and how they secured that data.

Actually, on a personal level, I am treating data breaches exactly the same as chemical spills. I personally have about as much influence on one as the other, which is to say, none. If a law comes along, I'll support politicians who vote for it, but that's about it. Again, what precise, actionable steps are you proposing for the average person to do? I'm looking for something besides "be scared and angry all the time" because that is as unpleasant as it is ineffective.