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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Study: Over-55s pick passwords twice as secure as
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Over-55s pick passwords twice as secure as teenagers'
http://j.mp/KAsARU (New Scientist)
"People over the age of 55 pick passwords double the strength of those
chosen by people under 25 years old. That's according to the largest
ever study of password security, which also found that most of us
choose passwords that are less secure than security experts recommend."
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