• mommykink
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    589 months ago

    If someone tells me their wifi password is still the default password, I automatically think less of them

    • @[email protected]
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      469 months ago

      This is why I change mine to something difficult to comprehend yet still legible.

      Something like:

      “FOURWORDSALLLOWERCASE”, one word, all uppercase.

        • @lemmyman
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          59 months ago

          AI will never crack that one

      • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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        129 months ago

        My trick is to change it to something that I immediately forget then if I need to modify any settings I can do a factory reset to get back in. Works every time

      • @Raiderkev
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        89 months ago

        I SAID IT’S FOURWORDSALLLOWERCASE BUT THEY’RE CAPITALIZED DUMBASS!

        • CaptainBlagbird
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          19 months ago

          Ooh I mixed it up with the other one which is “My_name_in_camel_casE”

    • @devbo
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      79 months ago

      as a satilite software engineer. your just an asshole. smart and better protected, but thinking less of people due to something so silly makes you asshole.

      • @R2DPru
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        59 months ago

        Sounds like SOMEone is still using the default wi-fi password.

        • @devbo
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          19 months ago

          you would be wrong

      • @[email protected]
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        19 months ago

        It’s one of those things that makes life for you and anyone using your wifi way easier and all it takes is 30s and a Google search if you aren’t the most tech literate. It’s like not putting your cart away at the grocery store, it’s not a big thing but it’s annoying and impolite.

        • Flying Squid
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          19 months ago

          We live in a world where people get to Facebook by Googling Facebook. You expect way too much of people.

        • @[email protected]
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          09 months ago

          You can leave the password blank. Though that does mean anyone driving by your house might have their phone or whatever automatically connect to it. A few devices also don’t seem to like blank passwords (I think the Wii refused to connect that way).

          A simple password is fine. Keeps completely random people out, and devices will connect OK. Edge-based security is flawed, anyway.

    • @[email protected]
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      39 months ago

      Since manufacturers are getting more pushed into getting rid of default passwords and including random generated ones this is thankfully getting less and less of an issue.