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Yes but is someone specifically looking at your passwords across all the accounts I'm trying to crack them or are they just taking the easy road and trying those same passwords and every other site. One requires a lot more effort than the other while still being relatively easy.

Generally people do not have specific attackers going after them they are going after broad spectrum attackers you don't have to be faster than the bear you just have to be faster than the other person running from the bear.

And yes I'm not saying that's actually secure I'm just pointing out a consideration. Also there are different classes of passwords out there email and password for marketing site I'm never going to use again but I'm forced to sign up for versus something that actually is protecting something I care about like my credit card or worse my financials.



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