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Some people shouldn't be allowed on the internet

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  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
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    How would you have known what his old password was??

    When you save a password, it doesn't say what it is does it, rather than it saying 'catdog' it would have come up with ******, so I don't understand how you could have guessed his old password to go snooping further?
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  • Trinitrotoluene
    Trinitrotoluene Posts: 518 Forumite
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    shellsuit wrote: »
    How would you have known what his old password was??

    When you save a password, it doesn't say what it is does it, rather than it saying 'catdog' it would have come up with ******, so I don't understand how you could have guessed his old password to go snooping further?

    More often than not these passwords are stored unencrypted and can be easily reverse engineered with a simple and free program
    If my post helped you in anyway, please hit the "Thanks" button! Please note any advice I give is followed at your own risk!
  • VoucherMan
    VoucherMan Posts: 2,807 Forumite
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    shellsuit wrote: »
    How would you have known what his old password was??
    With Firefox it's as simple as Tools-Options-Security-Saved passwords.

    They're all listed for you. He wouldn't even have to use TNT's method.
  • 23n1th
    23n1th Posts: 1,523 Forumite
    VoucherMan wrote: »
    With Firefox it's as simple as Tools-Options-Security-Saved passwords.

    They're all listed for you. He wouldn't even have to use TNT's method.

    Provided the master password isn't set that is.

    PS, iphone sucks
  • VoucherMan
    VoucherMan Posts: 2,807 Forumite
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    23n1th wrote: »
    iphone sucks
    A new app?

    Not one I've heard of.
  • 23n1th
    23n1th Posts: 1,523 Forumite
    VoucherMan wrote: »
    A new app?

    Not one I've heard of.

    Probably one the cash heavy sweaty turtle neck wearing congregation fantasise about.
  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
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    VoucherMan wrote: »
    With Firefox it's as simple as Tools-Options-Security-Saved passwords.

    They're all listed for you. He wouldn't even have to use TNT's method.

    Really?! :eek: Who would want to save them if that happens, unless some people don't know it happens?
    Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty...
  • VoucherMan
    VoucherMan Posts: 2,807 Forumite
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    shellsuit wrote: »
    unless some people don't know it happens?
    As far as I know you always get a prompt asking if you want to save the password. They're never saved as a default option.

    Now IE on the other hand... We've recently had Firefox installed on the servers at work. When I imported my settings from IE it also brought over several saved passwords.
    I don't recall saving these passwords, but according to the IT department I shouldn't be able to anyway - privacy regulations and such likes.
  • Orville
    Orville Posts: 1,906 Forumite
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    23n1th wrote: »
    Probably one the cash heavy sweaty turtle neck wearing congregation fantasise about.

    Jealously rears it's ugly head again.....:D
  • TwistedPsycho
    TwistedPsycho Posts: 971 Forumite
    wealdroam wrote: »
    Nearest Apple store to Isle of Wight?

    Southampton... in West Quays shopping centre.

    Yes as one of my Ilse of Wight based friends found out to her cost.... and they would not refund the Red funnel fare when they found out that it was their store assistants fault that her new iPhone was broken .... through deliberate act!
    Signaller, author, father, carer.
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