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> but in this case the user benefit is less than the loss in security That's a highly subjective statement. Lower security makes the site more money with bette
by speleding 16y ago
> but in this case the user benefit is less than the loss in security
That's a highly subjective statement. Lower security makes the site more money with better user retention and it improves the user experience (as long as the site doesn't get hacked). For a bank the trade off will be different but for an online dating site I can see it makes economic sense to behave that way.
- iuguy 16y agoI see what you're saying but I disagree that it's subjective. I'm saying that the benefit for the user is lower than the loss in security (to the user) with this approach. You're saying that the benefit to the site owner is greater in this case, and I'm not sure whether it is or not (but if it's a deliberate policy I'm sure PoF would). What is a benefit to one side is not necessarily a benefit to another.