mistahclarke
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Top 10 passwords you should never use
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hitony
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you dirty bastard. Now just stop watching, I can't get going with voyeurs like you watching, and I feel that my latex lady would be embarrassed if she knew.
So how come I have a PM from you asking me to watch
.............oh and the doll needs a wash!!!! 
JamesAndTheGiantHead
Well-known member
My password is titwank. Always set my pin number to Kronenberg, as well. Potential would-be muggers take note.
DanielT
Well-known member
Possibly being the word. They assumed it to be the worst case scenario, which it wasn't, and reacted very quickly, to the point of being paranoid.
Ex-Staffs Gull
New member
The biggest problem is many people use the same password on all accounts so 99/100 may be secure sites, but one that is easily hackable exposes all their secure stuff. Use different passwords where possible.
Good, thanks for clarrifying.
Seagull on the wing
New member
WELL,I'm bot telling anyone my password is Albion 123 so there! I'm safe from....oh!oops!!
hitony
Administrator
But under most european data privacy laws the protection of personal data on any hosted site is the responsibility of the hosting party, this is a legal minefield as I view my password as personal data.
Seagull on the wing
New member
Touche...you spotted my deliberate mistake...sure my brandy eyes hit upon 'N'....lol!Just can't get away from the subject can we
hitony
Administrator
You miss my point, the previous posts on this thread are relating, in the main, as to how secure the password's that some people have choosen are, the "make up" of the password is the responsibility of the user, no hosting party can be responsible for what the user chooses as his or her choice of password, as if they did they would know what the password is.
This certainly is the case with NSC, the user chooses his / her own personal password.
As for other sites, I don't care.
Fair point, my comment was also partially tongue in cheek the whole password situation is not adequate for the Internet anymore and something needs to change.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Why do people just post links without any explanation as to what they are ? Just expecting you to click on them randomly ?
Is it just me that finds this annoying ?
Thanks to Bozza for posting the link explaining what it was!
Not Andy Naylor
Well-known member
I once had to tell my wife my credit card pin number so that she could get some cash out in an emergency. I said "You'll realise how I remember it when I tell you," but when I told her she said it didn't mean anything to her. It was the day and month of her birthday. Doh!
2 Factor Authentication adds a level of security...
- Something you know (your password)
- Something you have (say, your mobile phone - text you a code)
- Something you are (say a finger print)
...in that if you combine any 2 of those, it's very difficult for someone else to impersonate you.
Google have implemented this which you can turn on if you like. In doing so, if you are a Gmail user for example, it should make it far more difficult for someone to hijack your account and use your account maliciously or delete all of your emails. Details here - Official Google Blog: Advanced sign-in security for your Google account