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Imagine you're sitting in a coffee shop. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a stranger pointing his phone in your direction. The next day, you get an email from someone claiming to have seen you at the coffee shop. He's asking you on a date. You have no idea how he got your contact information, let alone how he identified you.

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