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[–] feddylemmy 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If your interview involves telling me a username is "something you are" rather than "something you know", I'm running away from that job as fast as I can.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Other people know your username.

How hard is this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I guarantee you I know thousands of people's passwords as well, I just don't know the username associated.

[–] sirfancy 0 points 1 year ago

By this same logic, other people could know your fingerprint since it's "something you are". No, other people cannot know your fingerprint. It's a complex mathematical equation to a computer. This is such a terrible take.

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