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February 13, 2009: Passwords in Emails!
From: TheKnot.comSubject Line: Welcome to The Knot!
Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009
From: OurWeddingDay.com
Subject Line: Welcome to OurWeddingDay.com
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
From: Crate and Barrel
Subject Line: Have fun with your Gift Registry
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wow. I received 3 Welcome emails this week that displayed my password in the email. (I have censored out my password in the links above.) I don't know if there is rule against doing this, but there should be. Email is far from secure, and I would hate to have my password fall into the wrong hands. It also hurts my trust in the brand - if I'm not safe giving my password to Crate & Barrel, where am I safe?
Comments
Well Congrats on the wedding at least!
Posted by: Katie | February 25, 2009 12:36 PM
Thanks! :)
Posted by: Amy Evenson | February 25, 2009 1:02 PM
I understand your concern but exactly *where* would you like your password to appear for reference? (Especially if it is a random one chosen *for* you.)
Posted by: Joseph | February 28, 2009 2:24 PM
I think a temporary password would be fine to email, but in these cases they were not temporary. For cases like the ones I received, I would expect to not be emailed the password (username is fine).
If I try to login to the website later and forget my password I could be asked one (or multiple) "security question/s" which if answered correctly would email me a new temporary password, or a link to a page where I can reset my password.
Posted by: Amy Evenson | March 2, 2009 8:42 AM