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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:45 AM Mar 2017

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What about our passwords?

Now that our ISP's can sell our browsing history what about our passwords? Will they be sold also?
Just what are the boundaries?

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What about our passwords? (Original Post) SHRED Mar 2017 OP

Not saying that it's impossible but, blogslut Mar 2017 #1

how many employers demand PW to job applicants? eniwetok Mar 2017 #6

I understand what you're saying. blogslut Mar 2017 #7

which passwords? eniwetok Mar 2017 #2

Please advise your mother she may no longer use her maiden name pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #3

You can buy your passwords back from Amazon... LakeArenal Mar 2017 #4

Here's a simple rule of thumb: Girard442 Mar 2017 #5

Yup! eniwetok Mar 2017 #8

blogslut

(38,018 posts)

1. Not saying that it's impossible but,

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:48 AM

Mar 2017

there's no money in selling your password to marketers. To criminals and a fascist government, yes but man, let's hope it doesn't come to that.

eniwetok

(1,629 posts)

6. how many employers demand PW to job applicants?

Reply to blogslut (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 11:01 AM

Mar 2017

If site PWs were for sale... there would soon be an underground market of selling profiles and/or blacklists to employers so they'd not even waste their time on some applicants.

blogslut

(38,018 posts)

7. I understand what you're saying.

Reply to eniwetok (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 11:06 AM

Mar 2017

Password trading and selling already exists within criminal elements and has existed since almost the beginning of the web. As I said, let's hope it doesn't come to that.

eniwetok

(1,629 posts)

2. which passwords?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:49 AM

Mar 2017

To our ISP accounts? Or to sites like DU which STILL hasn't implemented HTTPS... so all our login info is transmitted in the clear.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. Please advise your mother she may no longer use her maiden name

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:53 AM

Mar 2017

The rights have been acquired by a new owner.

LakeArenal

(28,847 posts)

4. You can buy your passwords back from Amazon...

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:55 AM

Mar 2017

Girard442

(6,085 posts)

5. Here's a simple rule of thumb:

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:56 AM

Mar 2017

Anything that can be collected will be collected.

Anything that has been collected will be misused sooner or later.

eniwetok

(1,629 posts)

8. Yup!

Reply to Girard442 (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 11:17 AM

Mar 2017

We should not expect amoral if not sociopathic corporations to behave.

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