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Should usernames be hashed?
No, you should not. Otherwise, you could not show a list of registered users, or anything of that type. It would also make a lot of other functions unnecessarily clunky. Just use a one way digest method (such as bcrypt) on the user’s password with a suitably high work factor.
Is User ID a sensitive information?
On their own, usernames and login IDs are not Privately-Identifiable Information (PII). They are insufficient on their own to identify a person. However, in our interconnected world, PII leakage across a number of sites can facilitate identifying a person with simply a username.
Are Google passwords hashed?
Google passwords are typically ‘hashed’, meaning scrambled using an algorithm that prevents them from being read by humans. It practice it means even Google can’t see your gmail password. Hashing is a one-way operation and can’t be reversed.
Is a user ID personal data?
Any information relating to a living, identified or identifiable natural person. So for example, a user ID number is classed as personal data, because it can be matched to the name of a user on a database.
How does Google save your passwords?
Google doesn’t have our passwords saved on their database. Instead they put our password when typed on browser, through an algorithm and it’ll produce a unique identifier. This identifier goes to database.
What do you need to know about user IDs?
Before using User IDs, read the User ID guidelines. The basic Analytics page tag collects the page URL and page title of each page that is viewed. PII is often inadvertently sent in these URLs and titles. Both the URL path and parameters must be free of PII.
Why are hashed passwords as good as passwords?
Passwords are hashed so that if someone gains access to a database of passwords then they won’t know what the actual passwords are and so they can’t log in. If I can get a valid password reset token however (the kind which would be emailed to a user when they’ve forgotten their password) then isn’t this as good as a password?
What kind of information can Google not use?
To protect user privacy, Google policies mandate that no data be passed to Google that Google could use or recognize as personally identifiable information (PII). PII includes, but is not limited to, information such as email addresses, personal mobile numbers,…
How to avoid sending personally identifiable information to Google?
Avoid sending PII to Google when collecting Analytics data. To protect user privacy, Google policies mandate that no data be passed to Google that Google could use or recognize as personally identifiable information (PII). PII includes, but is not limited to, information such as email addresses, personal mobile numbers, and social security numbers.