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Just spend 2 minutes and change your password instead of spending 2 minutes thinking about whether you should.
by vsareto 5y ago
Just spend 2 minutes and change your password instead of spending 2 minutes thinking about whether you should.
- jeremyjh 5y agoThen you would not be solving the problem because you need to change everywhere else you used that same password.
- corobo 5y agoIf that is the problem you have a different problem. Don't reuse passwords.
- techrat 5y agoReusing passwords is one of the single dumbest things you can do online these days. Do not recycle passwords. Ever. Why? Any breach that involves usernames/passwords are account name and password combos that get tried on EVERY POSSIBLE SITE after. It only takes one pair of username with a reused password for this to work.
- andrewzah 5y agoUse a password manager.
- adolph 5y agoJust don't worry about it and go through the password reset anytime you log in.
- andrewzah 5y agoThat doesn't make any sense. Password management isn't really that complicated: Use a password manager, and reset your password if the service has been compromised.
- atatatat 5y agoWhat do you do when the PW manager is compromised?
- andrewzah 5y agoCry? Realistically speaking, this isn't going to happen without physical access to your computer or malware, though. So don't leave your computer unattended and don't download sketchy things. Expecting people to simply memorize a unique, strong password for every single website that they use is unrealistic. Of course, no solution is perfect, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't improve the current situation of people reusing passwords with maybe slight modifications per website.
- adolph 5y agoPassword reset is easy and free. Why go to the trouble of a password manager, especially for dumb stuff like grocery coupon cards?
- astrange 5y agoThere are downsides to asking people to change their password for everything! (even though this is a big "everything") I remember some services send you a message telling you to change your password anytime a new device logs in or even fails to login to your account. That causes most people to pick weaker passwords, since they're not all using manager apps.