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Most common PIN codes (2012)
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Re: Most common PIN codes (2012)
#12not a single least common pin contains all prime number which is interesting
I think the venn diagram of “people who find primes interesting” and “people who understand password security” is pretty close to a circle.
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#13Looks like my PIN code, 4968, is pretty secure. I recommend using that one if you aren't already.
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#14Seeing my pin as one of the least common ... guess I need to change my pin because they're about to be some of the most common...
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#15I've change my PIN codes to use the least used ones now. Nobody can guess them so I am very secure.
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#16[dupe]
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40306374
Some previous discussions on the 2012 source of the data (http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/index.html)
2018 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17670173
Re: Most common PIN codes (2012)
#17If we start picking the least popular pin codes they'll stop being the least popular. What a tragedy
Re: Most common PIN codes (2012)
#18not a single least common pin contains all prime number which is interesting
3,5,7 line up on the diagonal, leaving 2 as the only other prime. So people using physical patters are likely to choose them. Not to mention any mathematically inclined person may also choose all primes.
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#19Funny/stupid anecdote: a bunch of my kids' friends have the same phone unlock PIN as me because I set my son's new phone PIN the same as mine so he would also be able to unlock my phone if necessary.
When his friends started getting phones as well, they copied his. This has migrated through some of the friends' siblings as well.
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