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Yahoo email rated "worst" for security.

I'm very concerned about the announced transition from cox email to yahoo.
A local source casts them as "the worst" of the email providers.
I'm inclined to decline Yahoo.

https://davemoorecomputers.com/internet-safety-basics-part-nine-secure-email/

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The long sad saga of yahoo

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I agree. In my opinion, what they should have done is say they were closing email in a year so that would force the user base to switch email providers. I wonder if Yahoo got money for this deal. All I can compare it to is their agreement with McAfee and how bad that is.

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You do know I'm not a customer right?

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Actually, I kinda like the way Cox did this. I have multiple email accounts all used for differing purposes, and it would be a MESS to have to create 9 new ones on another platform and move everything over. 

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That is until Yahoo gets hacked again and all those accounts are compromised. A ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I see your point though. It is easier. My point is it may not be better though.

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That's why my email passwords are all different AND never the same as a password I use anywhere else. I also have 2 factor authentication setup for many of my other logins, credit cards etc. Even if they hack my email account, they get nowhere, and really don't get anything of value. 

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As a long customer of Cox, I am very angry about being forced to move my e-mail to Yahoo. I DON'T WANT YAHOO!!!!!