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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts) Fri Apr 10, 2015, 06:25 AM Apr 2015

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Edward Snowden on Passwords

- The most wanted man in the United States is on HBO and the Internets giving computer password advice. These are some really weird times.......

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Edward Snowden on Passwords (Original Post) DeSwiss Apr 2015 OP

Good to bear in mind. merrily Apr 2015 #1

"MOSTED WANTED MAN" Not even close itsrobert Apr 2015 #2

How do you count the folks MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #3

Who is Eric Snowden? TerrapinFlyer Apr 2015 #5

Great lesson and nice to see Edward Snowden smiling Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #4

Edward Snowden Thespian2 Apr 2015 #6

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. Good to bear in mind.

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 06:28 AM

Apr 2015

The most popular password supposedly is "password."

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)

2. "MOSTED WANTED MAN" Not even close

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 06:46 AM

Apr 2015

He doesn't even crack the top ten.... http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/fbis-top-10-most-wanted-fugitives/6/

And another way to protect your password is don't give it to the IT guy who is two faced as he is acting like a friend to help you with your account while using you to for his own purposes.