Reply to post: Re: Ban sites from using email addresses as a username

Netflix reminds password re-users to run a reset

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Re: Ban sites from using email addresses as a username

This wouldn't fix anything. A compromised database will almost certainly include the email address alongside the username and anybody who is reusing passwords across sites will also be reusing usernames.

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