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The thing I haven't been able to figure out, once reaching the mental place you describe above, was what to do about it.

It really feels like the answer is "do nothing, and hope no one ruins your life". Which isn't a great place to be.

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I really wish I had a better answer for you, but I'm stuck there myself. Short of major reform that those that profit off this shit will just lobby away, there's literally nothing we can do but wait for the current notion of credit to collapse, unfortunately.

I guess the only course of action would be to work to make the leaked information out of date. You could change your name and address. Personally, I would not pursue that option.

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