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I propose the new crime of jaywording: using an easily guessed password for an important account. Also, to reuse a password from a personal account for an important work account.

This crime causes a huge amount of damage, not just to the jayworder but to innocent victims. It has led to hundreds of major breaches, including foreign hacking of a major political party.

A fine of $200 is probably enough for normal accounts.

Url changed from https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-forgotten-history-of-..., which points to this, which is a dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16158918.