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I think as HNers, we're focusing too heavily on niche cases (like running your own email server). But, for general public who is still sharing their own (and mo
by sinatra 11y ago
I think as HNers, we're focusing too heavily on niche cases (like running your own email server). But, for general public who is still sharing their own (and more importantly, their clients') SSNs, passwords, and other very sensitive information on email, this may be the trigger that educates / trains them to be more careful. I am definitely looking at this as a positive.
- jacquesm 11y agoWith SSNs the problem is not in the fact that they are in an email, but the fact that they are sensitive information at all.
- unprepare 11y agoSSNs have become a complete joke. Like why would I need to give my SSN to register for an account to take the GRE exam? And why would anyone ever make SSN an optional field? If its not required why would you ever ask for it? https://mygre.ets.org/greweb/createAcct/createAcctMain.jsp https://mygre.ets.org/greweb/createAcct/createAcctMain.jsp
- bzbarsky 11y ago> And why would anyone ever make SSN an optional field? One reason might be that some states have laws on the books that prohibit requiring people to give you their SSN (unless you are actually required to collect it by some other law, of course). > If its not required why would you ever ask for it? All the answers to this are depressing. :(