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jwt-go says right in the readme that it is not encrypted:

> It's important to know that JWT does not provide encryption, which means anyone who has access to the token can read its contents. <<

Okay, let's say that 3rd party read the user id which my app keeps in a JWT token. What would they do with it?

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