Re:Quora User Data Compromised
by Pristina on Monday December 03, 2018 @11:14PM
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physical mail is hardly more secured than email. 'literally anybody' could is in front of your house and fish all the mails straight from your mailbox while you are at work.
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Re:Quora User Data Compromised
by emiliobumachar on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @01:39PM
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It's more secure in that stealing mail off endpoints requires the physical presence of, and personal risk to, the thief, and it's not scalable short of getting an army. By contrast, email can be stolen in bulk by one person anywhere in the world, from the comfort of their home or office.