Re:Apple's “iCloud Private Relay” broke risk based authentic...
by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @02:55PM
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I personally would like the ability to—for example—disable logging into my password manager from outside the US. It's been a decade since I last left the country (no particular reason), and if that changes, I can change the setting before I leave.
Could an attacker use a VPN? Sure—and there are also plenty of evildoers in the US. But it's an extra barrier.
What I really don't want, however, is for my password manager (or any other service) to make these decisions for me. I will probably travel some day, and when I do, I don't want to be locked out of my account due to "unusual traffic" (yes, it is unusual for me to travel, that doesn't mean it won't happen).
Could an attacker use a VPN? Sure—and there are also plenty of evildoers in the US. But it's an extra barrier.
What I really don't want, however, is for my password manager (or any other service) to make these decisions for me. I will probably travel some day, and when I do, I don't want to be locked out of my account due to "unusual traffic" (yes, it is unusual for me to travel, that doesn't mean it won't happen).