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    Recently, I had my privacy violated via the net by my boyfriend (at the time). I didn't want to tell hm who told me something and he logged onto my facebook acct and looked to see who it was. I changed all my passwords.

    Can you trust your significant other/friends/family with your online passwords? To what? Why or why not?

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      CommentAuthorEric
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2006
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    I believe that I can, but even if I couldn't and she snooped she wouldn't find anything.

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    how true how true. i had the same thing happen to a dear friend of mine. good advice for sure.

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      CommentAuthorTravis
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2006
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    It's nobody's business but your own what your passwords are and the content they protect. If a friend or stranger compromised my account without my permission "their ass would be grass".

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      CommentAuthorjdoc
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2006 edited
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    I would never ever give out a password, even to my wife (unless I needed her to get me something, at which point I'd change it ASAP after). It's not a trust thing with me though.

    My viewpoint is from my past/current IT security days. Not only does it violate most terms of use policies (both corporate and end user), it subjects you to another attack vector (eg. people trying to phish your info out of another person, who's less likely to be as paranoid abour your info).

    Besides, in general why do they need access through your account?

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      CommentAuthorrosshill
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2006
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    I keep them to myself :)

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    well he knew mine because I used it for everything and I'd had him log into things before for me and I know his passwords. Hell, I know his social security number but I never go into an account of his unless he asks me to.

    The net is just another way for people to violate your privacy to me. I have my passes saved on my laptop but now I've password protected my laptop so you have to get past that first. lol.

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      CommentAuthorjdoc
    • CommentTimeOct 30th 2006
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    I suggest you look at getting the Microsoft Finger Print Reader. The retail version is okay, but if you can get the commercial one (not sold under Microsoft's name - can't remember it off the top of my head), even better.

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      CommentAuthorarchiebolo
    • CommentTimeOct 31st 2006
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    finger print readers are acctually not very good, MythBusters beat the top of the line reader in 5 min.

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      CommentAuthorTravis
    • CommentTimeOct 31st 2006
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    OMG, another MythBuster fan. Woot woot.

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      CommentAuthorjdoc
    • CommentTimeOct 31st 2006
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      CommentAuthorJan
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2006
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    I think someone you can trust should know your passwords and your "stuff" or at least know where it is all stored in case of an emergency or even worse....death.

    My middle son, Bob, knows that stuff for me. He's the one that got me started in the internet, I raised him to be trustworthy, and I know him well enough that I know he payed attention!

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