There are lots of reasons — price hike, a content library that no longer appeals to you, infrequent use, poor internet connection — that you might cancel your Netflix service. One thing that’s not on that list is “Netflix employee doesn’t realize that two people could have the same name.” [More]
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Microsoft Protects You From Yourself, Outright Bans Worst Passwords
By 5.27.16
The point of a password is to keep your accounts secure. A bad password, though, doesn’t do that very well. And despite decades’ worth of repeated warnings not to use the same terrible passwords, millions of people still regularly do, even when a system tries to require better ones. So Microsoft, in the name of customer protection, has finally had enough and is just going to start banning the really crappy ones altogether. [More]
Instagram Adding Two-Factor Authentication To Better Protect User Accounts
By 2.17.16
While Instagram may not have endured the same high-profile, embarrassing hacks that Twitter experienced in the past, the photo-sharing site is taking a page from the social media service — and other tech, networking, and retail companies — by enabling two-factor authentication for user accounts. [More]
Google Testing Password-Free Account Login System
By 12.22.15
Could a smartphone be the new password? That’s the idea behind a new login option being tested at Google. [More]
