Now they tell us: Microsoft says strong passwords are overrated

July 17, 2014

You know all the time and trouble you put into making and memorizing unique strong passwords for every website you visit? Well, Microsoft says a lot of that was likely misspent energy. The Guardian informs us that new research from Microsoft (PDF) shows that we probably shouldn't use strong passwords for all our websites and that having weak passwords will suffice in many circumstances.

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