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An often overlooked variable in data protection, in addition to strong + unique passwords, is to use a random + unique username.

One of the methods in a password attack is to make assumptions that once a username is discovered, it is duplicated and can be used as the basis for further attacks.

Use an encrypted password manager to store your credentials. This allows you to have username and password combinations that are much harder to guess.

#privacy #security #keepassxc

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How many of us would it take to publicly persuade Mozilla to ditch #Google Analytics on their website?

They are on Twitter mobile.twitter.com/mozilla and instagram.com/mozilla/

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