Security log in questions are total bullshit!

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  • blackmonsters
    Making PHP work
    • Nov 2002
    • 20999
    #1

    Security log in questions are total bullshit!

    If Obama had one of these accounts we could all hack it in 5 minutes.

    ? mom's maiden name
    ? high school
    ? occupation
    ? born where (ok, Tea baggers will fail)

    WTF?

    If they let you make up your own questions smart people wouldn't choose any of the
    questions that they offer.

    I think this stuff, which is supposed to make it harder for someone to hack your
    account, actually makes it easy as hell for anyone who knows you to simply
    guess their way into your account.

    The questions are also so personal that I think they are only using this to
    gather information about you that will be used for marketing and/or cross referencing
    you with other information on the internet.

    I'm starting to wonder if those questions are actually an invasion of privacy.
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    • ottopottomouse
      She is ugly, bad luck.
      • Jan 2010
      • 13177
      #2
      You don't have to use your genuine info (well, as long as you can remember your bogus details).
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        • blackmonsters
          Making PHP work
          • Nov 2002
          • 20999
          #3
          Originally posted by ottopottomouse
          You don't have to use your genuine info (well, as long as you can remember your bogus details).

          Sure, but how many people just blindly type that stuff in?
          I bet every one who falls for the email scams sure do.

          A good strong pass word is the best security, adding "back doors" with this
          information is only circumventing the password security.

          People choose different passwords for different sites, but their mom's maiden name
          is always the same on every site. So now once they get hacked with this information
          the hacker just goes to any site they can think of and tries the same answers and
          succeeds at getting all the different passwords.
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            • ottopottomouse
              She is ugly, bad luck.
              • Jan 2010
              • 13177
              #4
              With more and more sites tying themselves to a Facebook login it won't be long before you don't need to guess their pass more than once anyway.
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                • blackmonsters
                  Making PHP work
                  • Nov 2002
                  • 20999
                  #5
                  Originally posted by ottopottomouse
                  With more and more sites tying themselves to a Facebook login it won't be long before you don't need to guess their pass more than once anyway.
                  No shit. I joined facebook and quit right away.

                  The facebook "like buttons" on sites allows facebook to build a very complete
                  history of your surfing. People think they need to click it, but they don't.
                  The like button is pulled from javascript on facebook so they immediately
                  have the information as soon as the web site loads.
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                    • CurrentlySober
                      Too lazy to wipe my ass
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 38947
                      #6
                      SERIOUSLY:

                      I just answer ALL the questions with 'i like poo'

                      Dead easy to remember - whatever the question..


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                        • Barry-xlovecam
                          It's 42
                          • Jun 2010
                          • 18083
                          #7
                          Yes, the security questions are similar across most sites making them lame ... "false security" at its best.

                          Your sister's name ...

                          Name of your pet ...

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