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[kearton]

No, no, no, no, noooooo!

 

Internet Password Logbooks Shouldn't Be a Thing | Gizmodo UK

[synaesthesia]

Ah, why not. Someone has to cater for the truly stupid. Apple makes the iPhone 5S for such people and they don't get too much stick, so why not?

[elsiegee40]

I hope it has handy spaces for me to write all my PIN numbers down... and those pesky passwords for telephone banking!

[Arcath]

I hope it has handy spaces for me to write all my PIN numbers down... and those pesky passwords for telephone banking!

 

It needs a bit at the beginning for me to write my DoB, mother's maiden name and my first cats name.

[X-13]

From the comments:

 

"it really doesnt matter if you write your passwords down for stuff because people are very unlikely to go looking through your things to get passwords for stuff, its much more likely to be stolen by hacking or online scams."

[Little-Miss]

I'm starting to grow weary of the iPhone comments....

[sted]

From the comments:

 

"it really doesnt matter if you write your passwords down for stuff because people are very unlikely to go looking through your things to get passwords for stuff, its much more likely to be stolen by hacking or online scams."

 

depends who youre tying to keep out. A book like that is no sue if you have kids who really want to say order something off amazon or in a school next to the pc (instead of the post it) for the sims password

[difinity]

It certainly beats having one password for everything as it's easy to remember and also better than post-it notes with passwords written on.

[synaesthesia]

I'm starting to grow weary of the iPhone comments....

 

Not meant in quite the way I think you're thinking, don't worry! I mean compared to the 5C or non bling-plated models etc. Tongue in cheek

[Little-Miss]

Okie dokie. It just seems to be a thing on here that if you own an iphone you're a bit of a sheep. I'd like to think I can make educated decisions about me tech.

[synaesthesia]

Each to their own; someone likes a product, they buy, that's the way it works! There are sheep certainly, those that have no need and/or can't afford but buy anyway outside of their means. That goes for any expensive phone!

 

I must admit to owning one of those electronic diaries back in the day for keeping passwords. Before mobile phones were a thing, or at least ones that were capable of more than one line on the display Seems like an age ago! I saw "one of", I think people got me one for every christmas for 5 years. Seemed like a good idea at the time but no different to using the same password for everything; all the contents therein were only as safe as the initial password.

[Gatt]

I'm starting to grow weary of the iPhone....

 

Fixed this for you

[synaesthesia]

*hands @Little-Miss a large wooden object. You know, just the right sort of gripping and swinging... With a Nokia 3310 gaffer taped to the end for extra blunt-force trauma*

[witch]

I was in the staffroom the other day and one TA was talking to another about some stuff she had saved in her work area that the other one needed. So she said, don't worry, my password is......

Whereupon I shouted "NO!" quite loudly and everyone was surprised. Given that it was the TA who I had asked not to eat her lunch over a netbook the day before and then only that morning pointed out that she had left said netbook on the side in the staffroom..she wasn't best pleased with me.

 

I do see their point though - on my curriculum network there really isn't much that should be kept safe so they merrily share passwords and log on as each other every day. I have explained the issues but it doesn't really sink in - if anyone can give me any pointers on what else I can say that would ring true with them I would be very grateful

[X-13]

if anyone can give me any pointers on what else I can say that would ring true with them I would be very grateful

 

"If I catch you handing out your password, your account will be disabled"

 

Seems to work. [i HAVE told people this. I've also threatened to cut off their internet.]

[witch]

"If I catch you handing out your password, your account will be disabled"

 

Seems to work. [i HAVE told people this. I've also threatened to cut off their internet.]

 

Brute force and ignorance is all very well but I need a reasoned argument, not threats

[X-13]

Brute force and ignorance is all very well but I need a reasoned argument, not threats

 

If you're anything like I think you are, you've already tried every nice way of doing it.

 

Sometimes you just have to make an example of someone.

[ButterflyMoon]

Have you got an AUP at your school Witch? Use that as they would be going against policy by letting someone else on as their login? Disable their account and plead ignorance and say oops you got an alert on the system as someone had tried to use their account and you were 'protecting them'?

[Danp]

... if anyone can give me any pointers on what else I can say that would ring true with them I would be very grateful

 

Change their password, no warnings. Then wait for them to come and see you to ask why their can't login. You can fully justify your reason.

[sted]

I was in the staffroom the other day and one TA was talking to another about some stuff she had saved in her work area that the other one needed. So she said, don't worry, my password is......

Whereupon I shouted "NO!" quite loudly and everyone was surprised. Given that it was the TA who I had asked not to eat her lunch over a netbook the day before and then only that morning pointed out that she had left said netbook on the side in the staffroom..she wasn't best pleased with me.

 

I do see their point though - on my curriculum network there really isn't much that should be kept safe so they merrily share passwords and log on as each other every day. I have explained the issues but it doesn't really sink in - if anyone can give me any pointers on what else I can say that would ring true with them I would be very grateful

 

if you hear someones password move all their work to a temp area and tell them if i can hear it so can anyone and they could delete years of work

[Domino]

my PIN numbers

 

...is that like an ATM Machine? or a DVD disk?

[Norphy]

Brute force and ignorance is all very well but I need a reasoned argument, not threats

 

Arrange a little demonstration for them. Move a load of their work into another folder. When they come to you saying "ohmygodohmygodohmygodallmyworkhasgone", you can say "Well, you shouldn't bloody share your password then, should you?"