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Why the Best Online Identity Protection Is Just Being a Weirdo

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These are troubling times for internet identity, with passwords being ravaged and real names outed. How does a young web citizen keep himself secret and safe?

http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-reddits-violentacrez-the-biggest-troll-on-the-web

By being a unique brand of nutjob, of course.

XKCD has given us handy password tips before, but this one might be my favorite. Remember: it’s less important to ask a suspicious person something only they would know as it is to notice how annoyingly they answer it. [xkcd]

https://gizmodo.com/why-that-fancy-password-isnt-nearly-as-safe-as-you-thou-5829453

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