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Old Apr 18, 2014, 8:46 am
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ordbkk
 
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Originally Posted by FlyerChrisK
Given your account is protected by a 4-digit PIN (that I assume could be trivially socially engineered with a phone call), how are you "more secure than 99% of United accounts?"
Sorry, I meant that I follow best practices and feel the chances of my personal computer being hacked or personal passwords recovered is minimal. You are still correct about the 4-digit PIN being an irresponsible method to protect a critical system in 2014. Not to mention it was probably the PNR & Name combination used in this case which is even worse.
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