nvidia: we are very concerned that if you don’t add 2fa to this account we forced you to make, criminals might download these free drivers without giving us accurate marketing demographic details

your bank: sorry, what? you want two tractors?

@0xabad1dea OK totally not a tech person but- why can’t I use my thumbprint ?

@CatDragon a good password is one that is hard to crack, is unique to the account (so if it is leaked then it only affects one account), can be secret, and can be changed when needed.

Fingerprints are great for identification, though - they could probably replace usernames.

@mikeburns I change all mine every week or so and am enough a Luddite to keep them in a notebook rather than stored online.