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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: computer passwords

computer passwords stories: 2 news summaries

Email Scam Reveals How Crummy Passwords Are

'123456' was most common single password of 10,000 revealed

Oct 7, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hackers who stole the logins and passwords for thousands of email accounts in a phishing scam that came to light this week likely lured users with fake “security check” forms. But for many users, they wouldn’t have needed to expend that much energy: the most common single... More »

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hack • computer security • phishing • Windows Live • computer passwords • passwords • Hotmail

Judge: Cops Can't Force Defendant to Tell Password

An accused child pornographer has the right to keep his laptop password, and images, private

Dec 15, 07 9:51 AM CST
(Newser) - In what could turn out to be a landmark decision on computer privacy and Fifth Amendment rights against self incrimination, a federal judge in Vermont has ruled that a man accused of transporting child pornography across the US border with Canada can’t be forced to turn over his laptop... More »

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law • law enforcement • Canada • computer security • child pornography • computer passwords • passwords

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