 "Jumbled Passwords"
Are passwords as you description, really better than something remember able, but not obvious. If my password were to be &Am28z***1mkaz7&!&Jma I would have to write that down and then keep a book of my passwords. Then anyone "close" to me would be easily able to make a copy.Or, I would end up using a program to keep an encrypted list of my passwords and anyone who figured out the key would have access to EVERYTHING! Of course for something "something remember able" many chose really stupid thinks like birth dates and pets names. Surely humans are smart enough to create remember able sequences that are not based on information in our lives... One bank I use makes me change my password every X days and it can't contain any parts of previous passwords. It is a disaster because I have to write them all down. Of course I devised a code scheme for my notes. Even more important than a specific password is to NOT use the same password for everything. That is the whole problem with SSN's. (aside for being used for identification and authentication). It is basically a password for everything. One key to your life. If you use one password for everything, then you are doing it to yourself. There also seem to be some other very dangerous things afoot. I got a Samsung Tablet and it asked for my google account login and then saved it and the password. Now anyone who touches my tablet can get into my gmail account and everything it could access! Of course, I used a different google account than I use for anything important... so it doesn't matter. But I bet most Android users who register their gmail account just opened the door to the possibility of some tremendous hassles. I also noticed that Xoom money transfers allows you to login with your facebook account. Now, facebook is one think and a lot of people I meet talk about having their facebook accounts hacked! Someone getting into facebook and posting some embarrassing stuff under your name is one thing. Someone getting into your facebook account and then sending money from your bank account is something completely different! Why would someone voluntarily link those two services!?!??!?!!? | 
