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Re:Don’t design like a programmer (2010) by throwanem on Thursday April 14, 2016 @09:39AM (#11496549)
> if I want to use a one-character password, that's my business

It's really not. Depending on the service, someone who guesses your weak password and compromises your account may very well be able to injure more people than just you.

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Re:Don’t design like a programmer (2010) by woliveirajr on Thursday April 14, 2016 @02:12PM (#11499116)
But then he, knowing the all-complex-password he's forced to create, can also make those others miserable too. Just because he is known doesn't mean he can't broke everything.

So, the problem is with the service, not with his weak password. It's just a matter if someone will be easily / hardly / not at all blamed.

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