feature for bitcointalk to avoid scams

[mxhwr]

alot of users have been getting scammed by high ranking members due to the hack. passwords are changed and btc is scammed. anyway bitcointalk can place a negative on trust on any user when they change their password for a set period of time like 1 week. this should give enough time for a user to report the account compromised.

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[OmegaStarScream]

alot of users have been getting scammed by high ranking members due to the hack. passwords are changed and btc is scammed. anyway bitcointalk can place a negative on trust on any user when they change their password for a set period of time like 1 week. this should give enough time for a user to report the account compromised.

thoughts

I think It would be a waste of time to implement this feature , most of the recent account that got hacked are old (so old) that they didn't change their passwords for years ! (See their UID , It's probably so low compared to yours or mine) <= I'm speaking about the database dump that was being sold in the Darknet.

Other hacks that happens are targeted to specific users and It's the responsability of the account owner to protect his account , as for those who are getting scammed , It's also their responsibility to check the user trust , post history and do their investigation. Your Idea is to leave a negative trust for one week while the SecLog : https://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php shows the changing passwords logs for the last 30 days !

[buxlover]

This would be pure abuse of trust system. A notification in trust page of the profile in red colored text saying "user has changed password" which stays for 30 days, I don't think anyone would be so lazy to click the trust page of the profile before dealing with that person.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust

Beyond this this notification, I don't think anything else needed. But in a sense you are saying changing password is not acceptable.

[hilariousandco]

It would lead to more hassle than it's worth. Some people change their passwords regularly, but when someone does it is mentioned at the top of their feedback profile and people should be checking that before they do a deal with someone anyway. You can always asked for a signed address as well which you should do for another layer of security.

[cpfreeplz]

Why give them negative trust for a week when it shows that if they changed their email and / or password on their trust profile for a month? They've already implemented a way better system than what you're proposing, so I'll assume Theymos is going to pass on this one