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Excerpt: MIT’s Data Retention Policies
This column marks the return of Ask SIPB, last published in 2011. In this issue, we cover parts of MIT’s policies on data retention. (This republication in The Tech is heavily excerpted and excludes some important caveats, as well as a section on privacy when using MITnet. The full column is available online: http://www.mit.edu/~asksipb/2016columns/2016-03-01-data-retention/.)
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Password managers
Password managers offer a secure way of managing your passwords and credentials for different accounts, by encrypting your data with a master password. They also provide a solution to password reuse, and facilitate the process of generating strong passwords.