At 11:12 PM -0600 7/15/02, Philip Stortz wrote: >then there's the password security problem, some are easy to guess, some >people use software to automatically keep track of all their user names >and passwords for various sites.
Personally, I use one username/password combo for all "membership style" sites, such as the New York Times, where there is no buying going on. I use another combo for stuff like online banking. Yes, I should change this more often but there is a greater danger of my losing the password than there is of someone wanting in on my teeny weeny bank account. There's no overdraft line on this account, BTW. So if they take what little is in there, it bounces. The credit card I use online has a teeny weeny max so I'm not real worried about that, either. I don't use any software to batch passwords. I have a written sheet of paper outside the computer. I never let a site remember any of this info. I always re-enter. >if this data base is broken into the >spy can then impersonate you on websites and order things in your name, >either on your open account, or on your credit card which some >e-business sites insist on keeping track of for you, to make it easier >for you to buy, but it means that once someone has your password and >user name they immediately have access to your credit card info. >depending on the site they might just be able to use it with the one >vendor, or if the vendor is careless the full credit card info may be >available to them which they can then use anywhere. Do I still have a problem? Anne Keller Smith, Webdesign mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.earthpigz.com Please no attachments! Thanks. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
