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Default [OT] FB: You no longer own YOU!

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:06:46 -0400, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/12/2011 4:49 PM, sf wrote:
>>> Since we're off topic, how many people's banks send them their
>>> security code after you reset it? That's what one of our banks does
>>> (an international bank that you could name in "3"). Doesn't seem
>>> very secure or smart to me.
>>>

>> Mine sends it to my home phone and it's only good for a few hours,
>> so if you don't get it and reset it, you have to do it again.

>
> I'm not talking about a temporary password. I'm talking about the
> permanent one. It's a sloppy breach of security.


I don't use anything that has a "permanent" password. If I can't chose my
own password, and change it any time that I feel like changing it, I take
my business elsewhere.