Yeah the IT thing means that I may have admin passwords the computers of friends and family. Usually I ask them to make one up, or make up something myself, write it on a piece of paper and ask them to put it somewhere safe for future reference. If the password is sufficiently complex there is no way for me to remember it. I tell those who are not completely computer illiterate to simply change the passwords after I’m done with the machine.

At home wife and me have separate accounts on the computer we share.

Sometimes I do have administrator access to wife laptop though, or to my parents computer when we go to their place, but that’s more IT support than anything else.

Ahhhh, you said a mouthful my friend.

To me that sort of thing implies an alarming lack of trust, and excessive jealousy in the relationship. I personally believe that it is much healthier to simply respect each other’s privacy and have trust in the other person. Healthier, and more secure

It is precisely this and nothing more. Trust me on this one, I’m on the receiving end it…

[quote post=”2599″]I only share my password with you, Luke. Remember it’s “h4rd2cr4ck” and don’t share with anyone who doesn’t at least know my first name.[/quote]

Wait, I thought your password was hunter2…

[quote post=”2599″]Only my wife has my passwords, and she never uses them. I guess truecrypt has my passwords too, but you’d need to know the secret file & password to get them. [/quote]

Ah, see – I don’t like this idea of exchanging passwords with a spouse. I mean, certain sharing passwords for certain stuff might be ok, but I believe that personal email, social stuff and your personal laptop/desktop machine should be off limits.

But yeah, I agree – the social network thing may burn you if you’re not careful. Then again, not having a rich social life and/or friends who insist on taking billion drunken pictures every time you go out helps too. :P

IMO myspace, facebook, all that stuff is a privacy plague. I don’t take part in any social networking for that reason – even if you’re careful about what you post on your profile, your “friends” posting pictures of you is just as bad when the pictures are linked to you. I’ve seen that stuff get dragged into court, bar reviews, and job interviews and it isn’t pretty.

Only my wife has my passwords, and she never uses them. I guess truecrypt has my passwords too, but you’d need to know the secret file & password to get them.

I would never ever give anyone any of my passwords! Also, I always lock my computer at home, and if someone needs to use it I set up a guest account for them.

I only share my password with you, Luke. Remember it’s “h4rd2cr4ck” and don’t share with anyone who doesn’t at least know my first name.

The exact thing that Starhawk described was noticed today (a developer had FF remember his password on another person’s account). I didn’t realize that you could have it actually show what the password is (I never use any browser’s “remember my password” feature).

There are people working at the university here who share their passwords so that someone can check their email and log into that account to use various systems. I guess setting proper user permissions is too much to ask…

I don’t even like to let other people drive my car, let alone “drive” my Facebook account!

[quote]Do you share passwords with anyone?[/quote]

ah No way in hell.

On a related issue I sometimes let people use my computer who come by and want to check their e-mail myspace and so on or otherwise use my computer for some reason. I have a guest account in both windows and buntu I created to keep em outta my crap when they do so, set up with limited admin rights so they can’t damage my computer doing something dumb. You would be surprised how many let Firefox remember the password for these accounts. Occasionally I sign into this guest account and clear out all those passwords. people sometimes have no clue.