The End of Passwords is Nigh

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Our online lives revolve around passwords. Whether it’s checking social media, accessing emails, watching Netflix, shopping through a website or checking a digital bank balance, we securely access our internet valuables through random combinations of letters, numbers and punctuation marks. At least, it is supposed to be that way.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;While passwords have been an integral part of encrypting private information for the past couple of decades, many businesses and websites are now opting to omit them. In lieu of the latest string of cyber-attacks, including the infamous <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/08/facebook-to-contact-the-87-million-users-affected-by-data-breach" target="_blank">Cambridge-Analytica hack</a> on Facebook during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the State Department’s recent <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/17/state-department-email-personal-information-792665" target="_blank">email breach</a> that exposed employees’ personal information, passwords no longer seem like a secure system to rely on.