Quote Originally Posted by Zagen View Post
If someone really wants to hack your account
Yeah yeah, they can come over to your house and beat your password out of you with a lead pipe. That's no excuse to be low-hanging fruit.


Quote Originally Posted by Zagen View Post
The token was a legal way for SE to charge for inventory space while making people scared of hackers feel safer when they really aren't.
The token is a way to reduce the volume of headache-inducing "my password was 12345 and my account was hacked!" support calls. Even telephone operators in India cost money.