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My cousin's kid called my password 'grandpa level' and honestly, he had a point
At a family thing in Boise last month, my 14-year-old nephew saw me log into my email and just said 'Uncle Mia, that password is grandpa level, you just added a 1 at the end of your old one.' I was using 'Spring2023!1' and thought it was fine. I changed all my main stuff to use three random words with some numbers now, like 'cactus-truck-42-battery'. Has anyone else had a kid totally roast their security habits?
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caleb_thomas859d ago
My niece in Phoenix called my old password 'a fossil' last summer. It was my dog's name and my birthday year, so she was totally right. I felt so busted. Switching to a few random words feels so much better.
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seth6839d ago
That Phoenix heat must make password advice hit different. My cousin did the same thing when she saw I used my high school mascot. @faith684 is right about keeping the words random and not personal. What did you end up using for your new passphrase? I went with something like "bluechairraincold" but I still wonder if picking words from around my house was a bad move.
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faith6849d ago
My own son did that to me two years ago, calling my password 'ancient'. The move to a passphrase is the right one, just make sure those random words are truly random and not personal. It's a good habit that will keep you safer than any single complicated password.
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