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The best way to protect yourself? Use something other than your e-mail address as your ID for bank account(s) and other online accounts that store your birth date, Social Security number, and other sensitive information. Also, don't use an identical ID for multiple accounts.
- Should I use email or username for login?
- Is username more secure than email?
- Should you use your real name as a username?
Should I use email or username for login?
Emails Are Easier to Remember
It's easier for users to remember their email than username. This is because users check their email is regularly and type it often. It's a mistake for sites to not allow users to log in with their email. Users need to do a lot of work if they forget their username.
Is username more secure than email?
Having a username provides more obscurity than email does which provides security as a bruteforcer would requires the username before being able to perform an attack. An email is not as obscure as a username as email.
Should you use your real name as a username?
If you need an account on a site that you don't want associated with your online reputation, don't use your real name or a common derivative of it. You want to avoid having a Google search of your name lead to these profiles. Try to pick something completely unrelated to your name that you'll be able to remember.
