The elderly are way savvier with password security than millennials
http://qz.com/690876/the-elderly-are-way-savvier-with-password-security-than-millennials/
That's according to a report released May 24 by Gigya, which
has an API that businesses can use to let their customers log
into websites using their social media accounts. Surveying
4,000 adults in the US and UK, Gigya found that 18- to
34-year-olds are more likely to use bad passwords and report
their online accounts being compromised. The elderly are
often characterized as having trouble using technology, but
they appear to be the savviest when it comes to protecting
their accounts online. The majority of respondents ages 51 to
69 say they completely steer away from easily cracked
passwords like "password," "1234," or birthdays, while
two-thirds of those in the 18-to-34 age bracket copped to
using those kinds of terms.
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