Someone didn't read the article. To be honest however one shouldn't have to read an article for common sense.
>Driver's license numbers, names, birthdates, addresses, and vehicle registration information were stolen for nearly 28 million Texas drivers who received a license before February of 2019.
"There's a lot an identity thief can do with this information. They can try to create a new account and they can try to prove they are you when they're logging in to an existing account," said James Lee with the Identity Theft Resource Center.<
No idea about you, but I don't make any of that info public.
What I want has nothing to do with it. They got my data without my input or approval and lost said info. The onus to make this right is on them, thus the recommendation to freeze credit and one free year of credit monitoring.
Did you say the same for the equifax breach?
You thinking the information being public, complete and in a searchable format is nothing big doesn't lessen the very real impacton literally millions of people.
It has everything to do with it because you are imagining a harm that doesn’t exist. Then you complaining about it with your head in the sand. I say this as somebody who lives in Texas, a supposed victim.
>Driver's license numbers, names, birthdates, addresses, and vehicle registration information were stolen for nearly 28 million Texas drivers who received a license before February of 2019.
"There's a lot an identity thief can do with this information. They can try to create a new account and they can try to prove they are you when they're logging in to an existing account," said James Lee with the Identity Theft Resource Center.<
No idea about you, but I don't make any of that info public.