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Originally Posted by HarryT
This is an entirely standard practice - indeed, I struggle to think of any site which DOESN'T e-mail you your password for your records.
Are you really so concerned about the security of your e-mail that you consider this to be a problem?
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I disagree. Very few e-commerce sites that I've subscribed to send passwords nowadays. I'm always quite shocked when I see my password in an email and make an effort to permanently delete that email immediately.
It is a security threat for me because I have my GMail on my iGoogle homepage. If I leave my computer unattended, anyone can see when I receive an email that begins:
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Thank you for registering with BooksOnBoard!
Your new username and password are as follows:
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If I hadn't caught the message in time, nosey people might then be tempted to open that email.
I make sure to register on new sites with a temporary password and then change it to one of my standard passwords once I'm sure the site wont be reckless with my account details. I hope BooksOnBoard will change their policy of emailing passwords.