crumpets -> RE: spite and vengance of others (4/26/2016 5:42:03 PM)
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ORIGINAL: UllrsIshtar If you and someone who knows computers AND who doesn't respect your privacy are in the same household, they already have your password. Thank you for catching that omission in detail on my part. I do agree with you. And I appreciate that you are looking at the details (which fly by most people). Just like most men aren't creeps when it comes to pursuing women (e.g., no response to an email is a response), I agree that most people who know how computers work don't use them to "spy" on others. I certainly don't. But I was just telling a fact to the group as a public service. If you use Collarspace, and if you don't use encryption (and even if you do use encryption), your password is ALREADY KNOWN to anyone who knows how to get it (because it's typed "in the clear"). But, just because it's easy to obtain, doesn't mean anyone cares to obtain it. Just as I don't even bother reading people's profiles here, if a computer saavy person isn't interested in your passwords, then there's no problem typing them in the clear. This concept of password trust seems to run throughout this thread, which I agree with. If you trust the people in your household, then it is immaterial if they have your password. quote:
ORIGINAL: UllrsIshtar Merely being able to get a password doesn't mean that somebody will actually do so, or use it. Exactly. For example, your (plural your) place of work generally logs every computer transaction, and sometimes every keystroke, and they don't go breaking into people's bank accounts just because they have that information. Same with any household. If you trust the people in the household (and we all generally do), then you can leave your wallet on the kitchen table without fear someone will rummage through it. quote:
ORIGINAL: UllrsIshtar Hell, we've got a household password manager (which I'm shocked most people on this thread don't use, I had no idea people still wrote passwords down or used spreadsheets to manage them) and even though I've got access to all of his passwords, there's certain accounts private to him that I've never opened, and vice versa. There are many models for password management. For example, I use KeePassX on Linux, but there are many others that are just as useful: Fiagaro's Password Manager Gpass Gpassword Manager Gringotts KeePassX MyPasswords PasswordSafe Revelation etc.
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