There are many opportunities to use 'four-digit PIN numbers' in our daily lives, such as credit card PIN numbers, smartphone passcodes, and PC unlock codes. In all cases, we should use four-digit ...
The safest 4-digit PIN is "8068" — or at least it was, until researchers at Data Genetics told everyone this week. The researchers there went through a set of 3.4 million four-digit personal ...
Choosing a phone PIN code that's easy to remember might be a time-saver. It's also a potential security risk. If your phone or another device is lost or stolen, an easily-guessed PIN code makes it ...
There's no reason to believe a six-digit PIN is substantially more secure than a four-digit PIN, according to a research paper on mobile phone passcodes. The reason? When asked to choose longer PINs, ...
As tempting as it might be, avoid using 0000 as your four-digit PIN code. Same goes for 1010, 1111, 1122, and 1212, which comprises the top five worst PIN codes, according to a list compiled by ...
If we wanted to take a look at the statistics behind 4-digit pin numbers how could we do such a thing? After all, it’s not like people are just going to tell you the code they like to use. It turns ...
In its latest beta release, WhatsApp is introducing a significant privacy feature designed to address one of the platform's most persistent issues--spam. The new feature, available in the beta version ...
John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...