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[thistlechaser]

I have a security token for work. I have one for FFXI. My desk is cluttered with them! While the saying goes "two's company, three's a crowd", do tokens mind crowds? Wait, no, that's not what I wanted to ask. I've been wondering if *I* need one. I'm just an itty bitty player. Highest character is 71, next highest is 7 (not counting two level 58 DKs). I have no special armor and not much gold. However, firebyrd was in a similar situation and got her account stolen...

I think I'm good about security. I use only Firefox with no scripts, etc (except when remote logging in to work, that requires IE use, but I only go to that one website with it). So tell me...

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Edit: Belatedly I bet I could have made one poll with three questions instead of three polls. Oh well! Next time!

Comments

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

No, threesome, PDA!

For WoW it's meh for me. Because really, there isn't that much work I've put into it so it's not really worth it. I mean, even if I was hacked it'd take like, a month to relevel if I was serious. But in FFXI, by god so much work and so much time involved in leveling and what not it's so worth it.

[peppygrowlithe.livejournal.com]

lol tokin'

[calandra.livejournal.com]

Highest character is 71, next highest is 7 (not counting two level 58 DKs). I have no special armor and not much gold.

And the bad guys would know that how? If, for example, they slipped something onto your machine, it would hand them an ID and a password.

You'd be surprised how much you're worth. I was surprised to see how many millions some of my casual gear was worth, stuff I've had for ever.

Besides, any gil/loot they would get from you would be a bonus. The camouflage they get from using a real, established account alone is worth the effort for them.


And yes, if you're security conscious, and careful, it is a lot less likely that you'll be compromised. And no, the token won't make you invulnerable. (It will make you a lot harder target than anyone that doesn't have one.)

You're a crafter. I'd say that the extra storage would make it worth it (Bribery works. I expect SE to require the SE accounts and probably tokens sometime in the next year or so.)

I get paid to play with computer security. I probably would have gotten a token just because I'm that much of a geek. I have to deal with the effects of compromised machines and passwords every day. I'll even admit I'm biased against Windows (with the experience to back it up). I've been playing for years now. When I quit, I want it to be by my choice, not because I got hacked. My token helps me sleep at night. ^^

[naikitty.livejournal.com]

I've never seen any point to it and would rather spend my money elsewhere. :x

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

That's kind of my feeling. With Blizzard being better about the whole account recovery thing, seems more redundant than it'd be on FFXI...

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Good point about the hackers not knowing what level I am!

But yeah, I have it on FFXI (SE's recovery service is so bad there...) but I was wondering if I wanted it for WoW as well. Too bad the same one can't be used for both games!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

410 ftw!

...or is it 420? :/ I suck at drug references! D:

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's about my feeling on it...

[calandra.livejournal.com]

Note to self: Caffeine, then post. Not the other way around.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

:D :D No worries! <3

[citizenbleys.livejournal.com]

4/20 is easy to remember because it's Hitler's birthday.

[citizenbleys.livejournal.com]

"Biased against Windows" just means you know what you're talking about.

I have to wonder how much more FFXI I'd be playing if I didn't have to boot into Windows to do so.

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

Note: I am a (sort of white-hat) hacker. And I now know what level you are.

Muhahahhahaha!


But seriously, even running windows, running a safe browser (firefox with adblock, noscript, etc) will eliminate probably 60% of risks. Good antivirus and OS updates will cut out another 30%. Not doing anything stupid with email or pirating obviously virus/rootkit laden software will add another 9%.

The remaining < 1%...Well, not much you can do there. New virulent code, clever new worms, or a determined hacker with time on his hands can't really be stopped. But such resources are very, very rarely dedicated on a random target, particularly just for someone who plays video games.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

.... I had no idea. Did the drug reference come from that or from something else?

[calandra.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but I like to mention it up front, to prevent confusion later. I get called a 'Communist' because of it fairly often. (not going into the Communist vs Socialist thing here.)

I play in windows (and that's the only thing I use windows for), but:
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/group/?app_id=22

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

... People call you a Communist because you don't like Windows? Gah...

[calandra.livejournal.com]

Because I like linux. (open source = communism)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

*falls over* Um... Ha ha ha ha ha.