From porn stars to strippers: careful with name games

Way back in 2009, Sophos covered a bit of viral "fun" on Twitter where users of that service revealed their "porn star name" - comprised of your "first pet" and your "first street".

Well, look what's back in marginally altered form and racking up 8,000+ reblogs on Tumblr:

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Or, you know, don't. Stop and think how many services still ask for your pet name and street name on things such as password reset questions. Then pause to consider an email address you use may be public facing, and have just such a question bolted onto it.

You may want to keep your clothes on and stick to the day job at that point...

Christopher Boyd