Tuesday, 20 April 2004

People are so cheap

More than 70% of people would reveal their computer password in exchange for a bar of chocolate, a survey has found.

I can't even remember how many passwords I have to remember. The average is four apparently, so this is one thing where I'm above average. One thing though:


Many adopt very unsafe tactics to remember these login names. Some of those questioned simply use the same password for every system they must log on to.


I do this, but only for sites where there is no chance of money changing hands. Games sites or free registrations for newspapers, for example. There was a time when a username and password of "cypherpunk" would get you into most of those places too.

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