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The second paragraph:

Rather than "hashing" passwords -- basically replacing the text with a string of seemingly random letters that can only be deciphered with a code -- Google says ...

No. The hashed password can never be "deciphered". That's part of the point of using a cryptographic hash.

Am I alone that I find basic errors like this really annoying?

No, you're not alone. That sentence in that piece is embarassing.

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