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posted by chromas on Saturday October 06 2018, @08:20AM   Printer-friendly
from the this-password-contains-patterns-known-to-the-State-of-California-to-cause-cracking-and-data-breaches dept.

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Weak passwords to be banned in California

Default passwords such as "admin" and "password" will be illegal for electronics firms to use in California from 2020.

The state has passed a law that sets higher security standards for net-connected devices made or sold in the region.

It demands that each gadget be given a unique password when it is made.

Before now, easy-to-guess passwords have helped some cyber-attacks spread more quickly and cause more harm.

The Information Privacy: Connected Devices bill demands that electronics manufacturers equip their products with "reasonable" security features.

This can mean a unique password or a start-up procedure that forces users to generate their own code when using the gadget for the first time.

The bill also allows customers who suffer harm when a company ignores the law to sue for damages.


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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @11:13AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @11:13AM (#745003)

    California: is there anything you won't legislate?

    Hmm ... let's find out. Hold my gavel.

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  • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @12:42PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @12:42PM (#745019)

    There was a technique called 'redirection.' This was where one would redirect their anger towards a person to an object, so as to avoid unnecessary conflict. The man, who had bipolar disorder, and whose therapist had told him about this technique, favored this approach. Especially now, after someone had just bumped into him, causing his fury to reach unsustainable levels.

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    "There," said the man, deeming this level of destruction to be enough. Then, he continued on his way... until another mishap occurred. Then, another one. And another one. Yes, one after another, mishap after mishap occurred, forcing the man to constantly redirect.

    Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect. Redirect!

    Finally, it was over, and the man returned to a state of serenity. He looked back at the results of his redirection and smiled. Today, there had been twenty-five of them. Eighteen women and seven children had bore the brunt of the man's fury and lust, their battered and violated bodies randomly strewn around the area. He would have to thank his therapist again for teaching him about this wondrous technique.

    Yes, for without redirection, for without this technique, a person may have been hurt...