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VATupdate Newsletter Week 47 2022

Passwords

I got a new phone last week. And I spent most time on it so far not to reinstall my favourite apps, but to login to all of them again.

My password manager stores 453 passwords for my accounts. That may sound extreme, but the average person juggles between 50 and 200 passwords, according to experts. Most of us have dozens of dusty old accounts lurking around the internet that require passwords to log in.

Why do passwords exist?

In many cases these passwords are not really necessary, in my view. Email, yes, of course these need to be kept private, but what about all the random apps in your life, like Spotify or Shazam, or the free news app Nu.nl? What would happen if you wouldn’t have a password for those?

I believe that instead of providing more security, the ‘protection’ of these accounts makes it more risky that your profile is being sold, leaked or hacked. After all, many people have so many passwords that they often use the same, or a similar, password for other accounts.

Many apps also don’t really want you to login with a password because its saver for you, but because its saver for them. They don’t want you to share your account with someone else, or use your subscription for free, so they put a password on it.

Sure, there are many pros and cons for not having a password any longer. For me, it was just a lot of work to get everything working again, the way I used to have it. That includes scrolling through VATupdate.com on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Of course, for our website you don’t need a password. It’s accessible free of charge and available anytime, anywhere. We won’t ask you for a profile, because we know who you are already: A VAT lover! Thank you for following us!

If you have any comments, questions, or ideas that you want to share with us, please send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment under the posts of this newsletter on LinkedIn.


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