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<sd> I was once trying to explain to an exec why his account
would never be absolutely secure.
<sd> Me: "If somebody wants your account information badly
enough, he's going to get it. He doesn't have to hack the
system, he can just get it from you."
<sd> Exec: "That's crazy, I'd never give anyone my password."
<sd> Me: "Imagine you come home and find someone's broken in.
He's got a gun to your daughter's head, and he tells you he's
going to shoot in ten seconds if you don't give him your
password. What would you do?"
<sd> Exec: [long pause] ... Which daughter?
<sd> To this day I still don't know if he was joking. But I no
longer use that example.