Re: Fwd: Re: account takeover ID theft

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Flora  <http://www.gmail.com/~flora>
 > Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:35:04 -0400
 >
 > As long as you have the human element as part of the equation, you cannot
 > have truly secure accounts.

My only point here is that there are always false-positives.  So, if
nobody believes you are you, then you'll never be able to get access to
your accounts.

I guess this could be another advantage if someone were to solve the
rubber hose problem -- perfect identification.

 > On Aug 22, 2017 10:49 AM, "Robert" <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert> wrote:
 >  > From: Flora  <http://www.gmail.com/~flora>
 >  > Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:09:56 -0400
 >  >
 >  > "Something that you have" is the weak link in this situation, given that it
 >  > can be taken over so easily. Actually, social engineering is the weak link
 >  > - the human element.
 > 
 > Right.  It's funny that it's "our humane instinct" which trips us up.  I
 > guess it shows that not everything can be reduced to perfect
 > classification and identification.
 > 
 > Or, perhaps it simply comes down to globally inequality?  Who knows.