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This Week In Privacy: May 23, 2009

Computerworld

Phishers Harvest Facebook Passwords For Profit
Identity thieves that hit Facebook last week with a new round of phishing attacks are harvesting passwords for profit.

PCWorld

Study: Secret Questions Don’t Safeguard Passwords
The secret question you have to create for your free email account is usually an answer that is often easily guessable by other people who know the account holder.

The New York Times

Four Ways to Strengthen a Password
Here are a few very valid password strengthening tips that everyone may probably know already especially anyone who uses a password manager.

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