Passwords: The Digital Swiss Cheese of Security
Despite the buzz about "passkeys" being the shiny new hero in security, passwords cling on stubbornly as the "most popular method" to check if it's really you logging in. We're told to have a different one per app or device, which apparently means we need a "password manager" just to keep the chaos barely manageable. Apple’s iCloud Keychain, Google Password Manager, and Microsoft’s Edge browser all play along in this password parade, sharing the noble duty of storing our digital secrets–or at least pretending to. Bottom line: passwords are like bad housemates; annoying but unfortunately essential.
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(1 of 3)Passwords are the legacy antivirus of identity: outdated, annoying, yet we still can’t stop inviting them over for dinner. Meanwhile, passkeys wait in the corner like the cool kid nobody asks to the party.
Using passwords in 2024 is like using dial-up internet: stubbornly nostalgic with an impressive ability to crash your day.
Password managers are the adult version of a toddler with a coloring book – just desperately trying to keep the chaos inside lines.
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/10/2025 | Author: Barbara Krasnoff
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