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Re:Maigret: Collect a dossier on a person by username from t... by quetzthecoatl on Monday October 03, 2022 @08:48AM (#33066747)
because if you get your account compromised on one site/forum because of lax security on their end, you don't want all your accounts compromised.
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Re:Maigret: Collect a dossier on a person by username from t... by marginalia_nu on Monday October 03, 2022 @09:46AM (#33067422)
How will your accounts be compromised if they are all different? A key is no good if you don't know which lock it leads to.
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Re:Maigret: Collect a dossier on a person by username from t... by nvr219 on Monday October 03, 2022 @12:10PM (#33069471)
Because it might be tied back to your email account or some other common denominator. Using different usernames is good for dox attacks like this but doesn't necessarily help you if your email is compromised. So you need different passwords (AND MFA!!!!)
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Re:Maigret: Collect a dossier on a person by username from t... by marginalia_nu on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:07PM (#33071363)
What if I use more than one email?
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