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Re:LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised by kobalsky on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @03:34PM (#29717770)
The xkcd author did a disservice to online security with that comic.

You can be forced to disclose your secrets but you will know they were compromised, that's encryption doing its job.

There's a world of difference in knowing.

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Re:LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised by SV_BubbleTime on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @02:34AM (#29722756)
Same in the world of lock picking.

I can smash your door in, or simply break a window. The difference is you’ll definitely know I did it. But unless you in the routine of checking your lock pins for scratchmarks, you probably wouldn’t know if someone picked the locks.

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