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		mpyne on April 1, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coinbase user emails and full names leaked That much may be true, but I'd consider that an inherent risk associated with using Bitcoin without using a pseudonym. Maybe I'm naïve but I have to assume people who care about such things are already tracking IP addresses directly from the Bitcoin network swarm itself for later investigation...

genwin on April 1, 2014 [–]

Likely Coinbase customers expected Coinbase to keep their real name secure from potential thieves. But they thought wrongly.

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