Politics : Is “create a stronger password” victim-blaming good internet users?

When folks tell women to dress more modestly to prevent assault, it’s called victim-blaming. We should be teaching people not to rape, they say.

But isn’t the whole concept of a password victim-blaming?

When platforms tell you, “Your password isn’t strong enough. Please include at least one special character and one number,” that’s the equivalent of “your skirt is too short. Please include a longer blouse to hide your mid-riff …”

Websites *force* users to have a password, and extra precautionary measures on top of that to prevent cybercrimes. This is akin to

Instead of requiring passwords, we should teach people not to hack, exploit, and dishonestly log on a user’s account without permission.

I agree with leftists on this: woman should open up their iCloud and Snapchat history, and trust that others aren’t going to be dishonest and log on.

Instead of requiring passwords, we should teach people not to hack, exploit, and dishonestly log on a user’s account without permission.

You haven't been on Earth very long, have you.

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My password is password