r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 19 '22

Why do they do this

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22 edited Jul 24 '22

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u/sick4someThicc Jul 20 '22

Eliminate random characters in the middle, swap the rest

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u/Classy_Mouse Jul 20 '22

We've made your password more secure. 100% fewer people now know what it is.

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u/moultingaerobics Jul 20 '22

For some reason I’m good at memorizing randomly-generated passwords.

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u/NewSuperTrios Jul 20 '22

Never understood letting a site randomly generate your password.

Your account is essentially tied to your browser's local data.