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Emily writes -
http://gizmodo.com/5940403
thanks for that followup Emily, I do appreciate it. Though I'm not
convinced by the platitudes of computer experts these days, especially when
you read something like the following account of a Journalist who writes
security articles for a tech magazine!:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all/
for those who can't be bothered reading it, this guy basically had his
online presence trashed and lost a world of data. the security guy, who
writes advising others about security.. who was totally lax on passwords and
failed to anticipate the risks of using common sites
On computer matters of a security nature, this is well worth a peek for a
chuckle and a pictorial explanation of good password security:
http://xkcd.com/936/
"Through 20 years of effort, we've successfully trained everyone to use
passwords that are hard for humans to remember but easy for computers to
guess."
