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I think it‘s quite easy to argue that when accounts are compromised because of security questions whoever implemented those questions is at fault. They are a co
by arrrg 12y ago
I think it‘s quite easy to argue that when accounts are compromised because of security questions whoever implemented those questions is at fault. They are a convenient, if crap way to secure accounts. Apple and everyone else have to do better.
(I suppose the good news is that you can actually protect yourself from this. However, how to protect themselves won’t reach most people, so in the big picture this is cold comfort. I do think it’s the job of the platform owner to make sure that users cannot easily leave themselves open to attacks. Most people don’t know about security, the platform owner does.)