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While I see the point, I don't agree. Entering passwords with people standing behind me would be slightly nerve racking without password masking, and during a

While I see the point, I don't agree. Entering passwords with people standing behind me would be slightly nerve racking without password masking, and during a presentation would be essentially impossible. Password masking is a good default and greatly limits password exposure.

unethical_ban 13y ago
At work, I make sure anyone around me isn't watching my hands, much less my screen. I get what the guy is saying in the article, but I don't agree, either.
- jtheory 13y ago
  I suppose I type fast enough (and use a password manager widely enough) that I haven't ever worried about keyboard passwords, but I do worry about bank card PINs... I've gotten a habit of obscuring my pin by pressing with several fingers on the keypad for each keypress -- so to someone looking, I'm basically mashing several keys, but at each mash a different finger is actually pushing a bit harder than the others.
  - bcbrown 13y ago
    I cover the keypad with my wallet.
    - kbenson 13y ago
      Especially useful against skimmers[1]! Oh, wait... [1]: https://krebsonsecurity.com/all-about-skimmers/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/all-about-skimmers/
      - bcbrown 13y ago
        I had always thought that was enough security against skimmers, thanks for pointing that link out.