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LinkPizza posted...

Thats why I think it should basically make you have to opt out of the minimum password requirement. Opting out should put the responsibility on the person more. As in they didnt their best to protect your account, and told you the best way to guard your password. And the account holder opted out, making their account more vulnerable

it sounds like you're picturing it at an individual (ie: your own) scale, not a global scale. imagine it as a slider in a strategy/sim game. at the bottom of the slider we couldn't even have this conversation since we'd both be locked out of our own accounts already, and having an account in the first place would not be possible. for the internet to function as it does requires a minimal level of security.

I'm not sure people know what the internet is really like. even with some security, you can setup a basic site and be instantly inundated with bot spam and hijack attempts. (actually it's kind of like the warp in WH40k. it's brimming with chaos, but as long as you shield yourself in the right ways you can still function; but leave a hole open, and something will find its way in there, sooner or later.)