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"Make me choose a new password next time I login. Quick and easy."

If your l/p was leaked, that means it could be changed by someone malicious first (especially if it's a service you don't log into regularly). Email w/ a token in the URL sounds like a safer option to me--I understand he doesn't care about these accounts.

I do wonder why there isn't more onus (legally) on the website for dealing with more of this. Especially with Heartbleed, there were a lot of third-party tools to find out if a website you use was affected, but only a handful of websites actually alerted users and suggested they change their password.

I also agree that many people overvalue a lot of these online accounts.



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