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I finally got my dad to stop reusing his old passwords after a close call
About six months ago, his main email got a weird login alert from a city we've never been to, and we spent a whole afternoon resetting everything. It took seeing that alert pop up for him to understand why 'Fluffy1987' wasn't cutting it anymore. What's a good way you've convinced a family member to take a basic security step?
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ruby5613mo ago
It's funny how people need to see the smoke before they believe there's a fire. My mom was the same with two-factor auth until her book club friend got scammed. Julia92 has the right idea about just doing it for them, because sometimes the explanation is the hardest part. It's like trying to get someone to back up their phone before they actually lose it all.
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luna_green2mo ago
Actually, sometimes letting them learn the hard way is the only thing that works. Setting it up for them just means they never really get why it matters and they'll probably undo it later. A little scare, like that login alert, teaches the lesson better than any quiet fix you do behind their back. People need to feel the problem to believe in the solution.
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