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This is partially true. However, a fair few keyboards (and laptop keyboards) aren't making it THAT clear that caps lock is on anymore. Given that most people
by tonteldoos 12y ago
This is partially true. However, a fair few keyboards (and laptop keyboards) aren't making it THAT clear that caps lock is on anymore. Given that most people would rather use shift to make an uppercase in a password (at least the ones I know), leaving caps lock on when you're away from your computer is a quick and dirty deterrent from someone who may have watched you enter passwords earlier...
- mooism2 12y agoIf someone is memorising your password from watching you type it in, caps lock being in an unexpected state is not going to hold them up for long.
- privong 12y agoI agree with mooism2. Also, viewing security as a cost-benefit tradeoff, it seems the usability penalty for not alerting people that caps lock is on is much larger than any security benefit.