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Bill Gates Is Right?
Scott Granneman, 2004-11-19

Bill Gates is right about one thing: asking people to use a two-factor form of authentication would go a long way toward alleviating a lot of the password problems that plague computer security today.

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Bill Gates Is Right? 2004-11-20
Todd Knarr
Biometrics has one other major disadvantage: it's tied to you. If your password's compromised, you can change your password. If someone manages to get a copy of your thumbprint, how do you change your thumbprint? Even if biometrics were harder to compromise (which I don't think it is, but assume it ...

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