The reality is that no matter what sites we subscribe to, we need to be diligent about what contact details we use. I know many people who have a separate email address that they only use when registering online. In addition we need to be more disciplined about the passwords we use – simply using the same one across multiple sites, is opening us up to all sorts of risk as criminals know that with an email address and password combination, it is highly likely they can target other sites and gain access to more accounts.

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