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“Pictures of the birthday party can reveal the exact day and year the child was born which is information that can be used with other data from cybersecurity breaches to commit identity theft”

Analyzed on 2026-10-18T11:45:43+00:00 · Last updated 2026-10-18

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Pictures of the birthday party can reveal the exact day and year the child was born, which is information that can be stitched together with other data that hackers have collected through cybersecurity breaches to commit identity theft, said Leah Plunkett, the author of “Sharenthood,” a book about sharing information about children online.

Extracted from: Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Pictures of the birthday party can reveal the exact day and year the child was born, which is information that can be stitched together with other data that hackers have collected through cybersecurity breaches to commit identity theft, said Leah Plunkett, the author of “Sharenthood,” a book about sharing information about children online.”

Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online

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Claim ID CLM-1F9AF3F6
Slug pictures-of-the-birthday-party-can-reveal-the-exact-day-and-1f9af3f6
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 244 d ago
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