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Re:Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strange... by jliptzin on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @12:00AM (#22244166)
If you’re serious about the security of your data, you need to know how to pick a password you will remember. There are things in this world that we ask of average people that are far more difficult. In 2020, picking and remembering a password should be table stakes at this point. It’s not 1997 anymore.
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Re:Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strange... by colejohnson66 on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @11:54AM (#22248618)
The key word there is “if.” Most people don’t care about the security because they’re unaware of the risks involved. Stories like this blow over in a week or two.

Most people don’t want to lose their stuff because they forget a password. That’s why unencrypted data and password resets are a thing.

What we as tech people should be doing is educating and helping those people. Set your family up with a NAS for local backup and have it mirror to, say, Backblaze. Set your parents/grandparents up with a password manager. Etc.

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