{"id":363,"date":"2021-01-31T14:16:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/31\/the-tyranny-of-passwords-is-it-time-for-a-rethink\/"},"modified":"2021-01-31T14:16:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T13:16:51","slug":"the-tyranny-of-passwords-is-it-time-for-a-rethink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/31\/the-tyranny-of-passwords-is-it-time-for-a-rethink\/","title":{"rendered":"The tyranny of passwords \u2013 is it time for a rethink?"},"content":{"rendered":"

They are elusive, infuriating gatekeepers that rule our lives. Easy to crack and hard to remember, forgetting them is pricey \u2013 it cost Stefan Thomas \u00a3160m in lost bitcoin<\/p>\n

Modern life is the act of entering the third character of a long-dead family pet into an online form three times a week, getting it wrong, and speaking to a call-centre worker in India whose real name is almost certainly not Kenny, ad infinitum, until you die. Our ancestors lived short, brutish lives and died in childbirth, or were gored to death on the battlefield, but at least they didn\u2019t have passwords, and that\u2019s something.<\/p>\n

The tyranny of passwords; it colonises modern life. These petty dictators deny us access to our bank accounts, our baby photos, our phone contracts, even our heating. They reproduce as endlessly as bacteria, and yet, like Tupperware lids, you can never find the one you need. They are our boyfriends, our girlfriends, our children, our pets. A talented and motivated adversary could probably work yours out in the time it has taken you to read this paragraph.<\/p>\n

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\nThey are elusive, infuriating gatekeepers that rule our lives. Easy to crack and hard to remember, forgetting them is pricey \u2013 it cost Stefan Thomas \u00a3160m in lost bitcoin
\nModern life is the act of entering the third character of a long-dead family pet into an online form three times a week, getting it wrong, and speaking to a call-centre worker in India whose real name is almost certainly not Kenny, ad infinitum, until you die. Our ancestors lived short, brutish lives and died in childbirth, or were gored to death on the battlefield, but at least they didn\u2019t have passwords, and that\u2019s something.
\nThe tyranny of passwords; it colonises modern life. These petty dictators deny us access to our bank accounts, our baby photos, our phone contracts, even our heating. They reproduce as endlessly as bacteria, and yet, like Tupperware lids, you can never find the one you need. They are our boyfriends, our girlfriends, our children, our pets. A talented and motivated adversary could probably work yours out in the time it has taken you to read this paragraph. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They are elusive, infuriating gatekeepers that rule our lives. Easy to crack and hard to remember, forgetting them is pricey \u2013 it cost Stefan Thomas \u00a3160m in lost bitcoin Modern life is the act of entering the third character of a long-dead family pet into an online form three times a week, getting it wrong, …<\/p>\n

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