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Ellen Jennings-Trace

Majority of US Congress members at risk of personal information being exposed

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New research has found three-quarters of US lawmakers could be vulnerable to security risks such as identity theft as their personal information is easily accessible online through people search finder sites.

A report from Incogni identified contact details, relative information, and home addresses for 80% of male Republican house members, and 74% of male house Democrats. In comparison, female house members' information was marginally harder to obtain, with 62% and 73% of Republican and Democratic house members information available respectively.

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