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AT HOME — For this video, we're going to have to get a little technical.
(If you already know about basic cybersecurity, feel free to skip the next two paragraphs.)
Let's talk about multi-factor authentication in the digital world. The username and password function to log in to all sorts of accounts seems secure enough in theory. But nowadays it's like those tiny locks on kid journals where it may stop the casual looky-loo but not a person with any bit of determination.
To beef up security many, many companies now double- or triple-check that the person logging in is who they say they are. So more locks have been added to the log-in system, such as getting a code via text. Short story long, multifactor authentication is a multilock system to keep your secrets safe. And you don't have a choice to opt out in most cases.
You may find this annoying, thinking your data isn't "valuable enough" for all this security — you're just one person trying to buy jeans online. But imagine your annoyance if this sort of multilevel access code system was built into part of your house and you couldn't opt out …
This featured video is that story.
A man named Tyler bought a home in New York. As expected in almost any dwelling, his house has at least one interesting, confusing and frustrating quirk. Tyler has a drawer with a three-level authentication system in his kitchen, and he can't opt out.
(Now you must watch the video.)
Open, toggle, turn — it's three levels of "security" for one small drawer. With that much security, he could probably keep any country's crown jewels in there. But I think he made the right call for what he keeps "safe" in the most secure drawer in his home.
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