No one in their right mind would consider doing that. I wish people would take a little more conscientious responsibility for their online lives too.

In a perfect world everyone would do as you suggest. In an even more perfect world those 100+ passwords would be changed periodically. However, you will be fighting human nature every step of the way. The vast majority of people will not track and manage anywhere near 100 passwords.

I was once involved in a study of user habits. Not only were passwords extensively reused, but most were derived from:

While I agree with your sentiments and applaud your diligence, short of threatening extreme bodily harm, getting most users to practice good password management is probably a lost cause, even among those who should know better.

btw: s/hackers/crackers/

In reply to Re^4: Deleting Accounts by hangon
in thread Deleting Accounts by jdhedden

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