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My typical answer for a security question is something like "39arsrc uyrsrsaulsr8832r" and that's saved in a password manager
Security questions weakens the security of an account, they are easily found information that people can just guess.
And this is also why I almost never give my real birth date when registering on websites (except on financial websites or websites where I'm legally obligated to) and I never ever give real answers to the security question.. My typical answer for a security question is something like "39arsrc uyrsrsaulsr8832r" and that's saved in a password manager Security questions weakens the security of an account, they are easil…
"You .. give real answers for your security questions? Seriously?"
I do the same thing, real birthday if it's financial or employee related, but for everything else, I'm a few years older on another date. I often pick a security question that I don't have a real legit answer to as well.
For big-name corps, do the same to catch IPs of script kiddos who don't know/bother to mask those.
It's amazing that with the algorithmic power Facebook brings to bear on every photo you upload, finding faces etc., that they can't spare a few cycles for security. It would be simple to run barcode detection over any post and blur the result (maybe prompt the user just in case they actually wanted to post one?). Almost any barcode is assumed to be private information, even a barcode on a store receipt can be used fo…
> Almost any barcode is assumed to be private information I don't think that's really the case, I've deliberately embedded QR codes in images on Facebook. Your feature would be very annoying if it could not be toggled off.
It's amazing that with the algorithmic power Facebook brings to bear on every photo you upload, finding faces etc., that they can't spare a few cycles for security. It would be simple to run barcode detection over any post and blur the result (maybe prompt the user just in case they actually wanted to post one?). Almost any barcode is assumed to be private information, even a barcode on a store receipt can be used fo…
> Almost any barcode is assumed to be private information I don't think that's really the case, I've deliberately embedded QR codes in images on Facebook. Your feature would be very annoying if it could not be toggled off.
Something like “This image contains the following info: . Would you like us to blur that out? (Y/n)”
Not the first time airlines have had poor security with boarding passes: https://medium.com/@da/need-a-last-minute-flight-45af88ec8df... https://www.wired.com/2016/08/fake-boarding-pass-app-gets-ha... https://puckinflight.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/security-flaws... http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/experts-warn-about-se... And what the OP article is basically copying: https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/10/14226034/i…
And this is also why I almost never give my real birth date when registering on websites (except on financial websites or websites where I'm legally obligated to) and I never ever give real answers to the security question.. My typical answer for a security question is something like "39arsrc uyrsrsaulsr8832r" and that's saved in a password manager Security questions weakens the security of an account, they are easil…
"Your mother's maiden name has numbers in it?" (bank teller, DMV person, etc.) "You .. give real answers for your security questions? Seriously?" I do the same thing, real birthday if it's financial or employee related, but for everything else, I'm a few years older on another date. I often pick a security question that I don't have a real legit answer to as well.
City you were born? Just pick any (random/unrelated) city instead of 2DXSDGREDV@#!
It's easier if you have to go through a person (which is usually forced to go through a script) also easier on the phone
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> Almost any barcode is assumed to be private information I don't think that's really the case, I've deliberately embedded QR codes in images on Facebook. Your feature would be very annoying if it could not be toggled off.
Gotta weaken security for everyone because you want your embedded QR codes? Most likely the only person on FB who has done this.