#passwords

We use passwords to defend our banking information, medical records, and personal communications, but how much do you really know about this little string of characters you trust to protect your…

This is dangerous nonsense. Lots of people are going to conclude from this that they don't have to use complex password, avoiding dictionary words and symbols. But despite the headline- this is *not* the fundamental conclusion drawn in the paper. The subtlety is in the fact that they keep saying "user-generated and memorable". The headline might as well read "humans are terrible at judging whether something they create is complex and random"