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What stupidly easy tech solution do people gloss over all of the time? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 3 months ago by Frozyre@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me it's the paranoia surrounding webcams. People outright refuse to own one and I understand, until they go on and on about how they're being spied. Here's the secret - unplug the damn thing when you think you won't use it or haven't used it in a while.

They, whoever it is, can't really spy on you on something that's already off and unplugged!

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[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

At my previous bank the password had to be a 5 digit PIN code...

[–] cmfhsu@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

At one point, Charles Schwab allowed a password of infinite length, but SILENTLY TRUNCATED ALL PASSWORDS TO 8 DIGITS.

This is something I sent a few angry emails about wherever I could find an opportunity.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Sketchy indeed. I've seen this as well, and the redeeming thing about it is that you're locked out after 3 unsuccessful login attempts - so no matter how easy bruteforcing would be, there's a safety catch dealing with it.