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Why Any Decent Website Doesn't Know Your Password

Jazzy

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Tom Scott explains a basic principle of math, and why most websites have you reset your password rather than just email you the one you already have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoMOAIzBSpY

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Interesting. :|

What do you think?
 
I'm always intrigued by stuff like this. It's actually not hard to do at all. Any company that doesn't do this is not from this century, that's for sure. :P
 
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