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by filmgirlcw
525 days ago
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>The bad guys already know that your email is the best target. Magic links just make that very explicit. That's a good point. I guess my rationale is that it being explicit makes me feel less comfortable for my parents/non tech-savvy friends, who already may not follow best-practices for email hygiene (and may not use email providers that enforce stricter hygiene like 2FA or other methods of protection) and thus, systems like this, make their email even more explicitly the ultimate place to go for access to stuff. |
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making people feel less comfortable is probably a good thing.
i've managed to convince my dad to start taking his email security more seriously by reminding him a few times that if somebody gets access to his email, they can reset his password on every site where he uses that email address. it's good to remind people of why email security matters, and that it's not just about the personal messages from friends.