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by cryptonector 2206 days ago
At the very least passwords that raise that flag get saved.

Just in terms of security policies this is nuts.

Inspecting the political contents of passwords is nuts and tyranny.

Inspecting the contents of passwords at all is nuts and spectacularly bad.

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Well it's wrong, and stupid under my Worldview .. but from the point of a fascist dictatorship I can see how it seems reasonable. Catch people who think they're doing something hidden and who appear to have disdain for the state machine.

Like choosing business associates based on their politics, just at a larger scale.

> Inspecting the contents of passwords at all is nuts and spectacularly bad.

Evaluating a passwords' strength or complexity is incredibly routine.

That's not the same. This is deferred, and looking specifically for banned content.