First World Security Problems

from here and here

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion in certain circles, but Twitter erecting a barrier in front of the laziest form of 2 factor authentication isn't that big a deal. Not only because there are more secure options that are still free for the people who really need 2FA, but also because the vast majority of people don't really need it. In fact, the vast majority of people aren't even using 2FA right now. 

While it would be good if everyone was using 2FA for things like their bank or their email account, it is a foolish consistency to think we need it for everything.

What happens when your face is your password

from here

Our faces are probably the part of the human body that we change the most often, whether it's with shaving or makeup or surgery or injury. Of all the biometrics one could use to unlock a device, it is perhaps the most problematic.

How do I practice cell phone opsec now?

from here

The point of burner phones is that you dispose of them often so that they can't leak information about you or your operation. Chances are you'll need many of them and so they'll have to be cheap.

One wonders, though, at what point does a cheap phones itself cause people to become suspicious.

I'm sure some people are able to use iPhones as burners, but they'd have to be part of some well funded group (perhaps working for a government).

Well That Bit Is Fit

found on Memebase

Tell me again how fitness tracker privacy doesn't matter.

Also, I'm pretty sure some people pad their numbers using this exact method.

Do You Wanna Get Spied On? Because This Is How You Get Spied On

from here

I leave it as an exercise for the reader to decide whether it's non-encrypted messaging that allows you to be spied on or encrypted messaging that draws the attention and effort of the ones spying on people. It's probably true either way, really.

First World Xbox One Problems

found on memebase

Biometric security is supposed to be convenient, but nobody thinks about the possibility that parts of you might get cut off (and it doesn't have to be gruesome to be a problem). Not so convenient then, huh?