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If Google can use this to rate limit sign-ins more effectively, then it does protect users, since the limiting factor on password security is time to crack.
by kmeisthax 6y ago
If Google can use this to rate limit sign-ins more effectively, then it does protect users, since the limiting factor on password security is time to crack.
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoI want the ability to change these types of settings for my account. They can be buried in an advanced menu somewhere. I have a password manager. My Google password is a long, unique string of random characters that I don't use on any other service. If someone does break into my Google account, it will be because they broke into my password manager and/or successfully phished me (or hit me on the head with a $5 wrench). Number of retries will have nothing to do with it, unless they have a computer from the future. I am much more concerned about Google locking me out of my account some day in an attempt to stop someone from breaking in, then I am about someone else actually breaking in.
- kcartlidge 6y agoUpvoted for the subtle xkcd reference :)