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    Extra thought: you think the information is important. But you never know what users put in there. I have accounts in 6 banks, but 5 of them never have more than few dozen bucks. Yet those banks still force me to guard pennies and thousands alike. Commented Jan 2, 2015 at 14:07
  • If banks had password policies by deposit amount then one day you could withdraw all the money from your thousands account and deposit in your penny account. It would be a shame if hackers unaffiliated with you broke through the penny security that same day. And it would be a big coincidence if you received thousands in mysterious wire transfers that same day - that would in no way relieve the penny bank from making good on your thousands in deposits. Password protection is for the bank's protection, not yours. Commented Jan 2, 2015 at 14:39
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    @emory I wasn't writing about bank analyzing my balance (when you set up your first pass the balance of your brand new account is obviously 0), I was writing that I am the only one capable of deciding the security level. Bank already has good protection, as it's not responsible if I displayed neglect managing my password. But yeah, they're protecting their image, "Bank X lost lost my money" headline never looks good even if "money" means "$0.12". Commented Jan 2, 2015 at 14:47
  • This. As much as I love security, adding annoyance on top of security does not equal better security Commented Jan 5, 2015 at 8:22
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    Image with password not hidden Commented Jan 6, 2015 at 6:34