Comment on You don’t need a password. Posterous fail. parentComments−tman16yThe perfect is the enemy of the good.There is a trade-off here between security and usability. 99% security is good enough for a lot of purposes and has its place.−infinite8s16yExcept that's more like 10% or even 1% security.−tman16yOh really? I don't think you know what you mean.In point of fact, I just sent myself a very important password in clear text. Hack me.−axod16yThe task for a spammer isn't to hack <USERS> account. It's to hack ANY account.Being able to hack any posterous account is going to be far far easier than trying to hack a particular account.−infinite8s16yExcept that's more like 10% or 1% security.
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The perfect is the enemy of the good.
There is a trade-off here between security and usability. 99% security is good enough for a lot of purposes and has its place.
Except that's more like 10% or even 1% security.
Oh really? I don't think you know what you mean.
In point of fact, I just sent myself a very important password in clear text. Hack me.
The task for a spammer isn't to hack <USERS> account. It's to hack ANY account.
Being able to hack any posterous account is going to be far far easier than trying to hack a particular account.
Except that's more like 10% or 1% security.