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Bender 9 days ago

I don't like any of the methods used today. Passwords are OK for me since I pick strong pass phrases, use different emails per site but for me the superior option for me is IP/CIDR restrictions. A small handful of sites support it and some of those don't expose that they do because some people think a long DHCP lease is a static IP and that can cause a customer support ticket. It was a battle but I have managed to get some financial institutions to enable it for me. Every bank big and small can do this but tellers and bankers have no idea, only their IT person. When that fails I just disable internet access to my account from the financial institutions and go talk to a real person face to face. If that isn't an option I just don't do business with them. Simple as. I do 99.999999% of my internet access from home but if I depended on mobile I would have a VPN back to my home to utilize my static IP from a Linux laptop. I do not browse the internet from a cell phone and never will. Not perfect, nothing is.

12ian34 9 days ago | parent [-]

wow your threat model is very different to me

Bender 9 days ago | parent [-]

wow your threat model is very different to me

If what you mean is that you have no online accounts then you are a few steps ahead of me. I will get there eventually but have some things to take care of first. Congrats on disconnecting from the internet though. I assume this site is your last holdout? I am envious if so. This site will also be my last online presence.