[deregulateMed]

This is one of my biggest fears.

As a result I use the supposedly not ok, security by obsecurity. (Along with other normal precautions)

I don't tell people which Bitcoin wallet I recommend, I simply say "I don't tell people where I hide gold".

Although not sure if I could survive devil's breath.

[hugi]

I prefer to use security by obesity. Meaning I won't get any Tinder dates so my accounts are safe.

[ctur]

Overweight people are worthy of, and capable of, finding love. I know your comment is in jest but it also propagates negativity in a way that is corrosive to others’ self-worth.

For those who read your comment and feel bad that the humorous angle is reality to them… it isn’t. Don’t let the world make you feel bad about yourself.

For those who read it and get a chuckle about fat people… your world view may benefit from some compassionate adjustment.

[slashdev]

I'm going to get downvoted to hell for saying this, but instead of "not letting the world make you feel bad about yourself" you could also harness that negative feeling as a motivation to do something about it.

Because being overweight is not you being the best version of yourself. Your health, energy, romantic life, and likely even career would improve if you did something about the problem. It is something that's entirely within your control to do something about.

Life is short, it's too short to spend it fat. The best time to take action is now.

[norvvryo]

Practically everyone finds fat people less attractive. Lying to them about their prospects will only cause cognitive dissonance when the truth eventually presents itself.

[MaheshC]

You the man. Loughed out Loud.

[tablespoon]

> As a result I use the supposedly not ok, security by obsecurity.

Security by obscurity is perfectly OK as part of a layered defense, where your systems are also secured properly. Where it is not OK is when you don't bother to secure your systems because you assume they're hidden and no one will find them.

[deregulateMed]

Yep. It's one of about 5 methods I use, depending on how you count them. I don't even offer security advice or mention the 5.

[lordnacho]

> As a result I use the supposedly not ok, security by obsecurity. (Along with other normal precautions)

It's not that it's somehow wrong, the problem with security-by-obscurity is that it's often mistaken for cryptographic security of the Kerchoff kind, where you can reveal the entire scheme, minus the secret key.

Something like port-knocking is a form of security-by-obscurity that is technical enough that someone might mistake it for cryptographic security.

[tppiotrowski]

Didn’t this comment make you a potential target?

[deregulateMed]

What information in particular did I give away?

This is important to me, please let me know.

[tppiotrowski]

You implied that your biggest fear is getting your crypto stolen which implies that you have crypto to steal. From your comment history someone could now attempt to find your real world identity: you use a Samsung phone, you went to engineering school, you run a website, etc.

[deregulateMed]

Gross, I won't buy Samsung products

;)

[tppiotrowski]

Security through obscurity. Your crypto is safe :)

[afavour]

23 day old account, no bio listed... I don't think there's much personal information leaking out there.