[jjkeddo199]

At the risk of sounding hyperbolic:

Imagine Iranian agents using these address books to track down naval officers in San Diego from across the border in Tijuana. Having a global address book lowers the barrier for hunting people down and hurting them. This is already happening to off-duty Russian officers mowing the lawn at home.

[yogurtboy]

I kind of agree with your sentiment but your final note about murdered Russian officers needs a citation

[ickelbawd]

Literally the first result when searched for:

https://nypost.com/2023/08/29/russian-lieutenant-colonel-mow...

Edit: not the person making the claim, nor am I particularly vested in this story or its validity. But it took me all of 5 seconds to find.