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When internet passwords were optional
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Before hackers realized data was valuable, cybersecurity was treated with the same urgency as flossing. In the 1970s and 80s on early ARPANET systems, passwords were often totally optional, and many prominent researchers simply left the prompt blank to save time typing. The concept of 'authenticating' was considered annoying rather than vital.
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