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What is the data it's keeping? 25-100 bytes doesn't seem like there's anything actually there.
8 bytes is enough to store 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 (18 quintillion) different values, more than enough space for a fingerprint ID. The size of the data shouldn't factor into the potential threat.
Except the actual content is very likely boilerplate stuff.
My point still stands. The size of data says nothing about its contents. If OP is concerned about this from a security or privacy perspective, you shouldn't be writing them off because it's only 100 bytes.