• PP_BOY_
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    576 months ago

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

    • @Gork@lemm.ee
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      476 months ago

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

      Something like:

      “FOURWORDSALLLOWERCASE”, one word, all uppercase.

    • @devbo@lemmy.world
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      76 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.

      • @saigot@lemmy.ca
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        16 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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          16 months ago

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

        • @frezik@midwest.social
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          06 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.

    • @ShortN0te@lemmy.ml
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      36 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.