In a specific situation: online stores that cannot possibly store payment detail
ID: 661642 • Letter: I
Question
In a specific situation: online stores that cannot possibly store payment details because you pay using paypal, but require registration. What reason is there to use good passwords here? Breaking into my account will only give access to my order history (assumed to be boring) and my address (realistically publicly available anyway).
If I'm using a good password manager synced across all devices I might want to access the site from, a strong random password that I never need to know is easy. If I'm not, why shouldn't I use "password"?
The paypal account is assumed to be using a strong password, of course.
Explanation / Answer
By that logic you could just say "Why should I lock my door when I leave my house? Someone could just throw a brick through the window if they wanted in anyways"
Many people still do use weak passwords with websites, and although the data loss may be minimal in some cases, that doesn't mean you shouldn't take all the means necessary to protect your privacy. The information contained within these services could be used in any number of nefarious ways, not the least of which is your address.
Your privacy should always remain a top priority when using the internet and you should protect that privacy any way you know how.