The World's First Computer Password? It Was Useless Too
Wired, January 27, 2012
By Robert McMillan
If you're like most people, you’re annoyed by passwords. You've got dozens to remember -- some of them tortuously complex -- and on any given day, as you read emails, send tweets and order groceries online, you're bound to forget one, or at least mistype it. You may even be one of those unfortunate people who've had a password stolen, thanks to the dodgy security on the machines that store them. But who's to blame? Who invented the computer password?
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