Opinion: Passwords will be our downfall


But we need to have a talk, people. I mistakenly assumed you all surely wouldn't still be using the ol' '123456' password. NordPass says that's last year's No. 1 most common phrase in the US. I mean, really? — Login ui vector created by starline - www.freepik.com

Shhhh... the password is buttercup22$.

Keep that on the lowdown. And by lowdown, I mean scribbled on a yellow Post-it alongside my other passwords, and stuck to the bottom of my computer screen. Where nobody will be able to find it. I'm nothing if not stealthy.

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