> Why should HN community bother with their problems?
No one has to, I just like to learn something by solving problems, even when those problems are not mine.
> - What's wrong with secret questions?
Probably nothing, I just know that I have always entered garbage into secret question fields, because I knew that I'd never be able to remember the correct answer to the secret question once I needed it.
"No one has to, I just like to learn something by solving problems, even when those problems are not mine."
I liked your answer, but its not a "facebook problem" its a problem for anyone on the internet who has users log into accounts. Probably a large fraction of HN is directly or tangentially involved with that problem.
Regarding secret questions: they are basically a second set of weak passwords that tend to be impossible for a user to remember, but easier for an attacker to find out. They are often based on public information (e.g. mother's maiden name), information that is semi public (lots of people know where I went to school), or just not difficult to guess.
Of course.
> Why should HN community bother with their problems?
No one has to, I just like to learn something by solving problems, even when those problems are not mine.
> - What's wrong with secret questions?
Probably nothing, I just know that I have always entered garbage into secret question fields, because I knew that I'd never be able to remember the correct answer to the secret question once I needed it.