Yes! This is the problem, most people are non-techies (believe it or not) and have one password: 123456. Passwords are a slight inconvenience to them and that i

Yes! This is the problem, most people are non-techies (believe it or not) and have one password: 123456. Passwords are a slight inconvenience to them and that is why we have to design for the weakest link. The publicly available databases of passwords makes them irrelevant for the vast majority of people.[2] We are using the same method of authorization that was going on 1,000 years ago. "Sentries would challenge those wishing to enter an area or approaching it to supply a password or watchword, and would only allow a person or group to pass if they knew the password."[2] This method has no context in a world bursting at the seams with sharing, connection and relevance. Who are you, where did you come from, who is with you, what is your purpose and how did you get here? It should be contextual like: What is the speed of a swallow? (African or European?)[3] [1] http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jcb82/doc/B12-IEEESP-analyzing_70M_anonymized_passwords.pdf http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jcb82/doc/B12-IEEESP-analyzing_70M_... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password#Alternatives_to_passwords_for_authentication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password#Alternatives_to_passwo... [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS8Mg-JWSg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS8Mg-JWSg