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I will never understand what peoples' obsession with security for the sake of obsession is. This is a website where I sometimes log in for the purposes of writi
by bradhe 16y ago
I will never understand what peoples' obsession with security for the sake of obsession is. This is a website where I sometimes log in for the purposes of writing snarky comments. I'm not keeping my banking information on here, or any PII (besides my username I guess), or any health records or what have you.
Will someone please explain to me in succinct terms what the purpose for having a super-secure login would be -- that is, what the threat and how SSL will protect against it??
- BlazingFrog 16y agoTo answer your question: because most people reuse their passwords across websites. I don't care if you can log into my HN account. I do care if you use that same password to log into my Gmail account. You can argue that people shouldn't reuse passwords all you want, that is just reality.
- petsos 16y agoBecause many people reveal their real identities here. What if someone started posting malicious stuff from their accounts? Even you, who only log in to post snarky comments, have posted links to your personal blog and projects.