The Frustrations of Resetting Your Password Online [Video]

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We have all been there…finding ourselves needing to reset a password and suffering through the process of creating a password that the online service will accept. You will certainly feel some sympathy watching this young woman reset the password for her favorite web service before she can log in and have fun.

Note: Video contains some language that may be considered inappropriate.

Have you had similar bad or extremely frustrating experiences while resetting a password? Let us know in the comments!

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