I agree that a lot of websites store passwords in plain text. Mostly it's because these companies are not technical. They have IT departments but are companies

I agree that a lot of websites store passwords in plain text. Mostly it's because these companies are not technical. They have IT departments but are companies like a bank (As in the case of Discover, or hardware manufacturers or govt. agencies). I just hold a tech company like Yahoo to a much higher standards. In addition, a little bird told me that these passwords are not being accepted by the yahoo servers. The whole thing doesn't pass the smell test.