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Going after passwords

2013-07-26 17:35:36.686273+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Another reason to not store passwords in plain text: CNet: Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords.

The problem with all of this secret surveillance is that it's having a chilling effect on data gathering: I'm seeing many systems where we're throwing away information that could potentially be useful to business processes in order to protect customers.

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