The problem with this trend (and I'm seeing it as such, too, Kenny) is that it presumes that more security is always better. But in many use cases (blogs, mailing lists, software tech support), such stringent security can be ridiculous and inconvenient.
Security is not just protection. It's also reassurance. Excessive protection is more aggravating than reassuring, and likely to drive people to goods and services that balance these considerations better. I like the visual and verbal indicators of password strength. They give me choice, leave me in control. I think it's best to err on the side of enlightened self-interest and leave the details of these decisions to the user. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26110 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
