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dstiml

dstiml March 26, 2025, 10:37 p.m.

Password managers, 2FA, security keys - what's actually worth the hassle for normal people?

My email got hacked yesterday and now all my accounts are screwed. Someone changed my spotify password??? Like why even bother stealing my terrible playlists lol.

I know absolutely nothing about security stuff. My passwords are basically:

  • Facebook: facebook123
  • Amazon: amazon123
  • Bank: facebook123! (extra secure with the !)

My friend is now lecturing me about password managers and authentication apps and some dongle thing I'm supposed to carry around?? My brother says just use the same password but add the website name. My mom says write them in a notebook.

Seriously what do normal people actually do? Not looking for the perfect system, just what actually works in real life without making me want to throw my phone at a wall.

unCovered

unCovered March 27, 2025, 1:08 a.m.

lastpass was a nightmare for me honestly. downloaded after my sister kept nagging me about security. crashed literally 5 times first day trying to save passwords. then kept signing me out randomly?? then the final straw was when I was checking out online and it just spun forever trying to autofill. deleted immediately. passwords back in notes app with slightly diff versions. good enough lol

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danta1

danta1 March 27, 2025, 7:33 p.m.

LOL at ppl making this complicated. Chrome saves everything. Gmail needs good password + phone verification. Everything else who cares. Got "hacked" once, they changed my hulu password. Reset it in 2 min. Life moves on

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ahjltkfy

ahjltkfy March 28, 2025, 8:10 p.m.

ppl here acting like theyre holding nuclear codes lmaoooo. My banking app already forces me to use fingerprint + code. What else needs that level of security?? My doordash account??

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mitZO

mitZO March 29, 2025, 12:08 a.m.

Tell that to my cousin who had to spend 40+ hrs dealing with identity theft after his "who cares" email account got hacked. They used it to reset ALL his other passwords

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11203

11203 March 30, 2025, 12:17 p.m.

I wrote down all my passwords in a little black book i keep in my desk drawer. When it gets too messy i start a new page. Been doing this 15 yrs and never been hacked. Sometimes old school just works

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ResidentEvil

ResidentEvil March 31, 2025, 9:45 p.m.

Fun fact: got rejected for apartment application bc background check showed "suspicious activity" from when target got hacked in 2013 and i used same password everywhere. This stuff has real consequences yall

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viti

viti April 1, 2025, 2:12 a.m.

husband set up 1password for our family bc "security" and now he bugs me every time i use our anniversary as password for new accounts. whatever. at least it autofills everything so i dont care anymore

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Htc111

Htc111 April 2, 2025, 6:03 p.m.

Writing down passwords isn't even bad?? My IT guy friend says most hacks happen ONLINE not from someone physically stealing ur stuff. I have a small notebook with all my important ones that stays in my desk drawer. Way better than reusing same password on 20 sites. Burglars want your tv not your password to freaking pinterest. Common sense people

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cheer

cheer April 4, 2025, 2:14 p.m.

I used to think this was all paranoid bs till someone got into my gmail, then used password recovery to access my amazon, then ordered 3k worth of stuff to a diff address. Changed shipping address on my account too so i never got notification. Nightmare to fix!!!

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Bek@...

Bek@... April 7, 2025, 10:29 p.m.

the google authenticator app transfer to new phone process is GARBAGE. lost access to like 9 work accounts when i got new pixel. had to have IT reset everything. absolute nightmare

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oll1972

oll1972 April 8, 2025, 1:06 a.m.

Switch to authy!!! Lets you backup codes and sync between devices. Google one is trash design

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Hafo

Hafo April 13, 2025, 7:50 p.m.

ok can someone actually explain wtf a yubikey is in normal person words? my bank sent me one and its just sitting in drawer. do i really need to carry another thing everywhere??

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hipi100000

hipi100000 April 20, 2025, 9:56 p.m.

Honestly the fingerprint reader on my phone feels like perfect balance. Secure enough but super easy. wish everything just used that instead of passwords completely

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