Are security questions terrible for account security? | Proton
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Explore the pitfalls of security questions and discover stronger alternatives to safeguard your online privacy.

The answer is yes, and the TL;DR is not to use them, use 2FA, and not share personal details online (which is hopefully all obvious advice)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12060980

  • @LemmyKnowsBestEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I really don’t think anyone on the planet could figure out the name of my first pet. Even everyone in my family who would have known the answer to that question, they have all died. My first pet’s name is a secret safe with me.

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      Well that’s good for you, but the point is that info is the kind of thing that someone might have casually posted online over the years

      • @LemmyKnowsBestEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        okay but first I want to tell you my mother’s maiden name and the name of the first school I went to.