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Comment by r3trohack3r

3 years ago

> It is important to note that the exposed details do not constitute personally identifiable information, so it wouldn't be possible to use this data leak to track individuals unless the attacker knew the VIN (vehicle identification number) of their target's car.

Or their home address? Location data is absolutely PII and easily deanonymized. Am I missing something?

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