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It's not particularly sensitive data being jeopardized- isn't it just movie reviews?
by bm1362 13y ago
It's not particularly sensitive data being jeopardized- isn't it just movie reviews?
- choult 13y agoGiven the prevalence of password reuse, exposing user passwords is never a good idea.
- mikeash 13y agoJust to drive this home a little more: a lot of your users will use the exact same e-mail address and password on your site that they use for their bank. And while they shouldn't do that, they will, and that's why you should use best practices to protect your users' credentials even if their account on your site is completely unimportant.
- bm1362 13y agoAh, yes, I missed the "I would bet the majority of those registered reuse the passwords." from parent.
- danielharan 13y agoBesides choult's point, users can often be de-anonymized based on just a few ratings. Someone did this by cross-referencing dates in the Netflix data set and those available on one of the bigger sites. Suddenly the fact that you were watching documentaries or movies that let you infer their political or sexual proclivities could be determined by outsiders.
- icebraining 13y agoThe ratings are public anyway.