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The man who first invented the password to protect user accounts has died aged 93 of complications related to diabetes. Computer pioneer Fernando Corbato oversaw a project which would allow different ...

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The man who invented the computer password, Fernando Corbato, has died aged 93 from complications related to diabetes. Mr Corbato was an academic at the famous Massachusetts Institute for Technology ...