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> I'd rather get my accounts hacked because of password reuse than lose access to my email, forever. step 1: get your account hacked step 2: hacker changes pa
by syrrim 4y ago
> I'd rather get my accounts hacked because of password reuse than lose access to my email, forever.
step 1: get your account hacked
step 2: hacker changes password
step 3: lose access to your email, forever
What you've presented is not in fact a dichotomy, for any practical purposes.
- crooked-v 4y agoExcept that they're already losing access to email, forever. A small chance of it happening because of a hacker is better than a statistical guarantee of it happening from phone theft.
- syrrim 4y agoTh GGP was speaking in the first person. I personally have had hackers try to break into my account before, but have never lost my phone number. Furthermore, notwithstanding the policies of the "obamaphone" program, I would be able to recover my phone number if I lost my phone. So, speaking for the vast majority of people, it would be preferable to have losing my phone number lock me out of my account than having my password leaked lock me out of my account. If that is the dichotomy, and if we still care about the welfare of the average person, the correct choice is incredibly clear.