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World Password Day is here, and it is the perfect excuse to check something most of us ignore until it is too late. Your passwords. Think about it. You are scrolling ...

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Apps from Apple, Google and others can assist in making your online accounts more secure, even as new ways of logging in continue to take off.

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Most people know their passwords are bad. They reuse them. Make them too short. Use birthdays, pet names, or the same password with tiny changes across dozens of websites. And hackers know it too.

UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...