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gmail security is a joke



On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 9:06 AM, John Levine <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
> If they do a reset, what difference does it make whether they send the
> password in plain text or as a one-time link?  Either way, if a bad
> guy can read the mail, he can steal the account.

If they can e-mail you your existing password (*cough*Netgear*cough*),
it means they are storing your credentials in the database
un-encrypted.

-A