mining is done only if you are interested in bitcoin. by mining, you can also get information from various people like carding or SSN number details, but the main motive of mining is only bitcoin earning.
Emphasis in the quote is mine: What the hell you talkin' about? That is totally WRONG.
BTC or any other coin mining has no means nor mechanisms to gather peoples information. BTC mining is strictly processing transactions that contain no personal information whatsoever unless a person deliberately adds it to their transaction as embedded text.
The ONLY way a persons personal information can be compromised is if you run a program that has malware in it OR buy a used miner that has been infected. While so far most mining malware will only steal hash, it is entirely possible that the control node the malware communicates with may also pass on other types of malware to attack any PC's on your network.
Anytime you buy a used miner you should:
First power it up connected to a PC or laptop that is not connected to a network much less the internet. A cheap Chromebook to be used for only setting up miners is ideal. Most malware will start a worm to find other miners connected to your network and infect any that are found.
Using a copy of Original Equipment Firmware that you downloaded direct from the manufacturer website, reflash the miner to ensure it is clean.
Make sure the miner says the firmware was successfully loaded. Only then, setup your user and pool information.
Move the miner to your network and fire it up.
