Why you always want to not let your operating system manage your passwords
I have been telling everyone I know for years not to let Windows, MacOS, Linux, or whatever OS you use on your computer to manage your passwords. Here is a story that illustrates why.
Three-year-old buys pink convertible on Internet
Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:00 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Jack Neal briefly became the proud owner of a pink convertible car after he managed to buy it for 9,000 pounds ($17,000) on the Internet despite being only three years old.
Jack's mother told the BBC she had left her password for the eBay auction site in her computer and her son used the "buy it now" option to complete the purchase.
"Jack's a whizz on the PC and just pressed all the right buttons," Rachel Neal said.
The seller of the second-hand car, a dealer from Worcestershire, central England, was amused by the bid and agreed not to force the sale through.
"Luckily he saw the funny side and said he would re-advertise," Neal said.
Three-year-old buys pink convertible on Internet
Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:00 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Jack Neal briefly became the proud owner of a pink convertible car after he managed to buy it for 9,000 pounds ($17,000) on the Internet despite being only three years old.
Jack's mother told the BBC she had left her password for the eBay auction site in her computer and her son used the "buy it now" option to complete the purchase.
"Jack's a whizz on the PC and just pressed all the right buttons," Rachel Neal said.
The seller of the second-hand car, a dealer from Worcestershire, central England, was amused by the bid and agreed not to force the sale through.
"Luckily he saw the funny side and said he would re-advertise," Neal said.
posted by First On Scene EMS at Tuesday, September 26, 2006
1 Comments:
Too funny! I'm glad that it was someone else's child that did this and not mine. (BTW, I don't save any passwords on my system either.)
Did you ever get a chance to check on those Thin Mints??
I also got an email this morning that little Judson of Rio Linda did pass away :(
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