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Condoms are all the security i need. Oh wait whats that? Not even those protect a 100%?
Fuck what are we going to do now?
Fuck what are we going to do now?
Thanks Jim for the last line. Account security is only as secure as the weakest link, which is often the user.
I noticed the phone number initiative a mere few days ago -- nice work catching up to all of the other major players, Microsoft. This is all good news.
Okay, this is nice, but I can't help but think that making it easier to simply remove our credit info and do transaction by transaction card use, would be an even greater step. Yeah, its inconvenience for all parties, but its safer. I mean, you want to lower incentives for criminal activity? Make it so they can't get to our money at all.
Sadly, I don't totally see any of this making it safer yet, it seems like a lot of "we're working *towards* making it safer" instead of "we made it safer, for now", which is two totally different things. "Near future" doesn't mean anything is certain to happen.
If a hacker has one of your emails, then they probably have most of them, so I don't see those secondary email confirmations codes doing much.
Legal action takes time, so taking down those posts or whatever isn't probably going to be quick enough.
Overall, I'm not impressed. But I'll take the advice to update my password.
Also, they didn't add a "babysitter function" (which obviously needs to be essential in the UK), so people are still going to be fucked - by their own kids.
Sadly, I don't totally see any of this making it safer yet, it seems like a lot of "we're working *towards* making it safer" instead of "we made it safer, for now", which is two totally different things. "Near future" doesn't mean anything is certain to happen.
If a hacker has one of your emails, then they probably have most of them, so I don't see those secondary email confirmations codes doing much.
Legal action takes time, so taking down those posts or whatever isn't probably going to be quick enough.
Overall, I'm not impressed. But I'll take the advice to update my password.
Also, they didn't add a "babysitter function" (which obviously needs to be essential in the UK), so people are still going to be fucked - by their own kids.
One less excuse for "I didn't know my kid was spending all my money on his Xbox!" The world looks brighter for the moment.
So I wonder how many accounts were stolen already. Microsoft whould not make this public without damage control.
About fucking time. The first time I made a Live purchase I was appalled at how they gave no thought to security for convenience's sake. Of course, if you don't trust them with your credit card number you have to keep adding and removing the blasted number through the incredibly efficient typing interface of a fucking d-pad, which is oh so convenient.
Looks like their service will be up to par with pretty much every other serious online retailer, which is all the faint praise these news deserve.
Looks like their service will be up to par with pretty much every other serious online retailer, which is all the faint praise these news deserve.
Their willingness to hold buyers accountable for seeking out shady goods is the biggest point here, I think. Should be quite effective in drying up the digital black market, if they follow through.
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Actually, it's a fantastic security feature. My Gmail used to be hacked quite a bit, so I did this thing where everytime I open my mail on a new computer, Google sends a code to my phone that I have to enter before I get in. Then, 30 days later, the computer expires.
Sure, it's not exactly what Xbox is doing, but it's along the same lines.
Actually, it's a fantastic security feature. My Gmail used to be hacked quite a bit, so I did this thing where everytime I open my mail on a new computer, Google sends a code to my phone that I have to enter before I get in. Then, 30 days later, the computer expires.
Sure, it's not exactly what Xbox is doing, but it's along the same lines.
I had someone in China make off with 10,000 MSP worth of money (around $125) not too long ago. Got the money back, but am still livid when I think they did it through Microsoft Outlook.
Yep, all good news, but it's <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/xbox-live-hacked-accounts-stolen/131">happened before</a> and it'll happen again...
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