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		mikeash on Dec 8, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The assault on neurosurgeons’ privileges by softwa... Strict password policies are easy to implement and feel secure, even if they don't actually help.

cema on Dec 9, 2015 [–]

I think both factors are at work: what you said (the feeling of security) and what the parent said (compliance).

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