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200 million records exposed in massive Pornhub data breach — here’s what we know so far
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this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2026
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Which is exactly why you want to deal with companies that don't collect that data in the first place. You know, exactly what he said.
I've watched pornhub a million times, but my data isn't in this breach. Know why? Because I never made a profile or gave them one shred of information in the first place. All they could possibly have is a browser fingerprint and my VPNs various IP addresses. That is the point.
Ok, but you're also choosing to not use the features that would require an account. Not everyone has the same use case.
Excuse me, this is the internet. Nuance isn't allowed here