Passwords
For years we were trained by the websites we use on how to create complex passwords. We were told passwords need to be a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. However, not all websites subscribe to this; I left one of my banks because their online portal wouldn’t allow me to use an “@” symbol(or any other punctuation for that matter. Now it’s common for websites to employ a password strength meter, but these don’t always come with tips on how to improve your password, which can be really frustrating.
Combine all that madness with the fact that we are supposed to use different passwords for all our different websites, social networks, banks, portals, apps, and whatever else we sign into. It’s ...
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