The Null Device

"...Wrong daughter." Some US legislators want to restrict online genealogical databases, because some people use their mother's maiden name or similar as a password, and such databases make it easier for cyberterrorists to find out people's passwords and wreak havoc. Give me a break. Using something that is public knowledge as a secret password is stupidity, much in the same way as writing your bank PIN number in your phone book. And anyone who thinks that their mother's maiden name is a secret is deluding themselves.

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