Security
I don't often sweat security in real life. Oh, I weigh risk, there just isn't a lot of it most of the time. I lock the doors at home, sure. I usually don't bother with me truck, as there's little of value in it and I don't see much reason to worry about someone trying to hotwire and steal a 26-year-old pickup here. I run an updated anti-virus program and aggressively pounce on any signs of possible infection, but that happens rarely.
And yet I just linked a Blizzard authenticator to my Battle.net account for WoW. I've heard tales of woe from people who've had their account stolen, including one coworker. In general, I suspect they were lax and opened their computers up in other areas, but some people swear they picked up a keylogger through an addon or addon-updating client. And I looked at my characters, which represent a good deal of time and effort, even if they are virtual. And for all that, I decided that $6.50 and the inconvenience of entering a number code when logging in isn't too great a price for a relatively high level of security.
If only I could use the same one safely for bank sites and such, too.
And yet I just linked a Blizzard authenticator to my Battle.net account for WoW. I've heard tales of woe from people who've had their account stolen, including one coworker. In general, I suspect they were lax and opened their computers up in other areas, but some people swear they picked up a keylogger through an addon or addon-updating client. And I looked at my characters, which represent a good deal of time and effort, even if they are virtual. And for all that, I decided that $6.50 and the inconvenience of entering a number code when logging in isn't too great a price for a relatively high level of security.
If only I could use the same one safely for bank sites and such, too.
I should get one too... every time I go and look online they're out. :P
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