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Old 03-29-2007, 03:00 PM   #9
Sundae
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Originally Posted by tw View Post
Same people who also use the same password for everything.

Meanwhile, public computers are used frequently for anything. Even if not accessing financial records, that common password is obtained.
It's true in my case - I use the same password for virtually everything because I don't want to come back to something a year later and not be able to remember it. And then the username is taken, but I can't get the password sent to my email because that has changed, blahblahblah.

Although I have to point out, the worst someone can do with my details is impersonate me on a forum, get promotional cinema tickets or check train times. Not having a credit/ debit card means I look over my shoulder a lot less. I no longer have an internet banking account (when I did in the 90s the password was my first boyfriend's road name - no connection now!) and I was only ever asked two letters from it, as well as another security question.

The only place someone could do vindictive harm now is my ebay account - which has a separate password.
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