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It’s staggering, really, how many passwords we each use on a daily basis. I’ve been thinking a lot about passwords these days, because we have a really cool product coming out, but hold that thought: how many times a day are you forced to remember, correctly enter and secure an account with a password?
I have a password on my phone, on my laptop, for my VPN (virtual private network) that allows me to securely work from home and of course my social network and micro-blog. I even have an app on my phone for my new electric car so I check the battery charge via our home network…and THAT has a password. Every one of my shopping sites, my work accounts like our benefits website, my bank, travel websites, etc. I probably manage more than 100 account names and passwords. Now about 20 of those I use daily while the remainder I might access only once in a while.
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- Norton's Internet Safety Advocate. I write and speak about issues impacting the online security and safety of kids and families.
