Improve your passwords to better protect your identity

The World

Passwords were once the stuff of play, humor and childhood rites of passage. How did they become the rather boring key to protecting our bank accounts, intimate communications and identities? Are passwords inadequate to the task of protecting anything truly valuable? And can we find some fun as we improve our passwords and better protect ourselves from 21st century thievery? Takeaway Tech contributor Baratunde Thurston says yes.

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