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But my entirely anecdotal opinion is that the iPhone, the iPod Touch, and the AppleTV each tempts their users to slide back to dumbing-down their passwords in exchange for better ease-of-use. The most annoying device in your chain ends up driving the passwords you use for everything. Right now, it’s such a pain to enter a secure password on a device like the iPhone or the AppleTV, that I’m betting a few of you have already fallen back on your ferret. Or “pencil.” Or your ATM PIN.
Another good observation by Merlin. I’ve actually been resisting the urge to simplify passwords for iTunes and various web apps since I’ve started using the new iPhone for more non-telephone activities and also set up an auto-lock for the first time. But assuredly the temptation to simplify passwords given somewhat tedious touch keypads is strong.
