Thread: IM, Email Passwords Are Stored as Plain Text
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Venomrush is offline Venomrush
2010-01-18 , 12:21
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#33
Originally Posted by mece View Post
Why is everyone acting surprised? Most Im clients are like this.
I don't mind this, but it would be nice with a keyring type option.

You could read this for perspective:
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/PlainTextPasswords
Last Modified by petr.bug, 16 months ago

You should not apply what being said in this article to today's world where security takes priority, where there's a massive growth in the smart mobile market and Web 2.0 usage such as blogging Twitter Facebook etc.

Users are now becoming more concern with their privacy and the risks of identity theft.
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