[yborg]

>well, gattaca, and maybe something else we can't predict, or insurance, or something something

Sure, if you don't believe in any of the potential negative scenarios, anything goes. You could also post your full name, SSN, DOB, address, etc. here if you are secure in the knowledge that no harm could ever come of it.

[BobaFloutist]

I think what they're saying is that name (probably not), SSN (almost definitely), DOB (maybe?) and address (probably) have known, confirmed risks. There are current ways that bad actors can abuse that information.

Genome is still pretty theoretical, except getting caught for committing crimes.

[dekhn]

I just checked, and using my True Name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Names) I can easily find my DOB, prior addresses and phone numbers, and using that information, it's likely I could make a reasonable guess for the SSN.

[BobaFloutist]

it's likely I could make a reasonable guess for the SSN.

It is? I mean then why are we bothering to protect anything, this shit is all super available for any given person.

[dekhn]

SSNs are fairly predictable- if you know region of birth and DOB you can get awfully close, for a wide range of the population.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0904891106

Konerding's 12th law, amended: "There is no bit of pseudonymized data which cannot be de-anonymized by a sufficiently motivated MIT grad student" (not entirely joking; see https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/2...)

[dekhn]

I think we already know for sure that posting a combination of full name, SSN, DOB, and address is a reliable way to provide scammers with the necessary information to commit fraud.

[rfrey]

The question is, what are the potential negative scenarios.