Who would use their pet's name as a password?
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Barrett Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ahh yes. We had such good reason to trust LinkedIn with our data. We based
> that trust on two criteria: 1-It's web 2.0; and 2-It's super neato!
>
> I'm surprised by the initial loving trust of LinkedIn contrasted to the
> panicked dissent at whomever may purchase it? It's the same thing. The
> same fears that are triggered by this acquisition should have been existent
> when LinkedIn was launched and we so eagerly poured in our username (and
> aparently the same password we use for everything else). The real problem
> here is users putting stuff on the internet and expecting any of it to be
> private. Despite the salesman's shiny brochure....there are no guarantees.
>
> LinkedIn = Internet = Cloud = Internet = Social Networking = Internet =
> DropBox = The INTERNET!
>
> Regarding Hackable Passwords: If it is possible that a hacker can guess
> your password by learning that you have a yorkie named "Gizmo" and that you
> are a Lions fan, you are setting your passwords wrong and you need a new NFL
> team. It happens, I know...
>
> Top 10 Most Used Passwords (AKA, If you use these, you need a new
> profession):
>
> 1. 123456
> 2. 12345
> 3. 123456789
> 4. Password
> 5. iloveyou
> 6. princess
> 7. rockyou
> 8. 1234567
> 9. 12345678
> 10. abc123
>
> Source:
> http://gcn.com/articles/2010/05/13/the-top-10-awfully-bad-passwords-people-use.aspx
>
> "It will stop when we learn to stop it." -Barrett Walker
>
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Hugh Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> For the last year people have been voraciously filling up their LinkedIn
>> cards and some of the people are impressive with their sheer volume of
>> connections. Because friends request it, I typically agree. But now I see
>> that LinkedIn is being sold. And now our passwords at one system are added
>> into another companies collections of our passwords.
>>
>> I can't imagine that the information at LinkedIn could possibly come back
>> to bite me, you, us?? But I heard a presentation on hackers and the more
>> information they can glean about us, the easier it is for them to devine our
>> passwords. So now our information is combined into a bigger pot. Hmmmmm??
>>
>> We see Cloud guys selling out or closing their door and there goes our
>> information.........
>>
>> When will it stop..........IPads are so popular that hackers have decided
>> it might be worth their time going after the Mac Platform.
>>
>> Plus everytime I get my DataMap all done, somebody sends me another email.
>> Well we finally created a rock so heavy God can't lift it.
>>
>> Speaking of God lifting things, I wasn't going to send the List any more
>> messages so you would think I was so good that I was raptured. But Peter
>> told me that there was danger of anyone thinking that. Has anybody heard
>> from Larry lately. Hmmmmmm.
>>
>> So we trusted Plaxo and then LinkedIn and look what happens. ITunes is
>> buying up all the songs. Well I still have Netflix......
>> Don't I??
>>
>> And they want us to trust the Cloud?? Whoever that is?
>>
>>
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