Why We Should Not Know Our Own PasswordsThe Matt Townsend Show • Season 6, Episode 83, Segment 3
Apr 8, 2017 • 32m
Dr. Megan Squire, a professor of computing science at Elon University in North Carolina. Since 2009, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have been able to search electronic devices carried by citizens and non-citizens are they enter the country. It has been suggested that this vetting should also include harvesting social media password. This violates the first rule of online security: Don’t share your passwords. This has caused major problems for private citizens and government employees alike. Dr. Megan Squire discusses the importance and challenges around password protection.