Is it a Happy Birthday? Hacking Assistance for Social Oversharing

On Facebook, I gave my birthdate as 1888.
M. Morris RVT

Good idea on dog tags. Seems like a random number generator and ends up like the old service # of years past. The net can be our worst enemy at times. Many sites are using a layered approach with logins and it's a pain, but needs to be done. Some offer password storage apps but considering that we have no idea who these people are that's not a good idea to me. Most of the "legit" AV providers that offer a password helper are outside CONUS and anyone can write an app and put it out there for download. Low info users store all their passwords, and it could easily have a back door for the provider to get your passwords through. Best method is print passwords off and store outside PC for quick reference. Store and update on USB drive and have no copy stored in PC. They can't get them even if they do hack if there is no file for them to get. The only exposure would be if you update the USB drive with an online PC, so do it on a PC that is never online. Totally safe would be just writing passwords down in a small pad and locking away. That would require a physical break-in to gain access. Net security is no joke though, and if we expect to be safe we have to play along. The sites like intelius are scary. I've never used them but it appears that for a small fee you can find out almost anything you want about someone. I expect that from govt security folks and that's the price we pay for freedom and safety. I can't understand how our lawmakers allow our info to be for sale on the internet though. Thanks for sharing.

SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint Funny how the seemingly harmless things that allow you to get to know a person are also the seemingly harmless things that cause the most damage. It is simple. Never use your real date of birth on social media, and never use any identifying information in a password. If a security question is "what was your first pet's name?" Make up an answer. All they are looking for is a matching response. They are not asking for truth. It amazes me how many people use easily solvable questions, and answer them with honest answers on security questions.