2. Preventing users from copying/pasting passwords. Besides being an accessibility issue, it doesn't seem to actually move the needle on security.
@NCSC provides more background (and a link to @troyhunt's take)
ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/let-th…
I'm thinking of creating an @owasp Top Ten Dumb Things Security Makes Users Do.
Here are a few:
1. Making users rotate passwords without evidence of compromise.
@TechFTC actually does an awesome job of explaining why it's dumb.
ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/te…
@MarriottBonvoy When I call your customer service line and say "Change my name", the IVR repeats back that it understands I want to change my name, then proceeds to tell me how to combine my account, which presumably is not how I change my name.
I’m reminded of this scene from ST:TNG where Picard and Crusher are psychically linked and because of that, she knows he’s bluffing about which direction to travel.
youtube.com/watch?v=DaN4k4JJ…
If you add the cost of what you pay for US taxes, plus medical insurance, higher education, and other benefits, “taxes” are often not higher in Europe. You just pay for benefits collectively there.