At the Google (nasdaq: GOOG) party, which I thought I might slip into as a Silicon Valley CEO had invited me, they scanned IDs and I was turned away.

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"I think I have passwords for over 47 different applications both internal and external that I access, and I've acquired those IDs and passwords over several years, " says Wayne Grimes, manager of customer care operations for the U.S. Postal Service.

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