LogFAQs > #939640353

Yellow posted...

Secure your Google account, use 2 step verification and have your phone and e-mail connected, use a random password for every account. I don't believe I've ever heard of a properly secured Google account getting hacked. The same way there's never been a documented identity compromised on the tor network that wasn't user error.

That you haven't heard of it happening doesn't mean it won't ever happen, especially if "just rely on Google to log into all of your stuff for you" becomes a common mentality and Google ends up falling victim to a major security breach. It really doesn't matter how secure that one point is, having a single point login is significantly more risky than having multiple points.

Yellow posted...

If you have your passwords in an unencrypted txt file then you might as well only have one (the one that accesses your computer remotely or otherwise, the second you get a virus you're compromised)

If you have your passwords on a piece of paper on your desk you can lose the paper and all your accounts. Or someone can find it and access everything you own.

Alternatively, I can limit myself to a small enough number of accounts that I can memorize all of my passwords and not need to store them anywhere. That's the most secure option of all, which is why I so resent efforts to erode its viability by fragmenting services like Epic is trying to.

FourthDimension posted...

Competition is generally good for the consumer, which is highlighted by the fact that I now own Civ VI, and I didn't have to pay s***.

That's less an example of competition being good and more an example of Epic giving you a gift to try and convince you to ignore how noncompetitive they are. Competition is good for the consumer if it drives companies to provide better services, but Epic's chosen to throw money around instead of trying to provide a better service, which is not a healthy way to compete.

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