The tyranny of passwords – is it time for a rethink?
Modern life is the act of entering the third character of a long-dead family pet into an online form three times a week
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Modern life is the act of entering the third character of a long-dead family pet into an online form three times a week
One thing that changed in the past four years: Politicians, campaign workers and their friends and family members started counting on little USB sticks to securely log in to email accounts and other online services. Google sells these widgets, known as physical security keys, as do smaller companies such as GoTrust, TrustKey and Yubico. Google worked with a nonprofit called Defending Digital Campaigns to give out more than 10,500 kits containing physical security keys, the company said in a blog post on Dec. 9. The Federal Election Commission authorized the nonprofit to distribute cybersecuri...