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Did they? It seems like people are only interested in the surface of tech, the sexy acquisitions, the new Steve Jobs movie, the new iPhone. And then I try to br
by ben_jones 10y ago
Did they? It seems like people are only interested in the surface of tech, the sexy acquisitions, the new Steve Jobs movie, the new iPhone. And then I try to bring up why password requirements are security theatre and people's eyes gloss over. I've taken to telling people my job description of "works at tech company" and leave it at that.
- jimmaswell 10y agoThe anti-password sentiment I've seen sometimes is annoying. They serve their purpose just fine. The worst you get is that password leaks and such happen sometimes and people forget and have to reset them sometimes.
- mojoe 10y agoHe said 'password requirements' not 'passwords.' I'm assuming he meant the nonsense wherein "you must have a number, lower and upppercase letter, symbol, and a demon-summoning pentagram in your password." https://xkcd.com/936/ https://xkcd.com/936/
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