https://community.plus.net/t5/Plusnet-Feedback/online-chat-how-random-is-the-password-verification/m-p/1341608#M71143 <P>I used online chat at 7.45am today and again at roughly 9am, both times I was asked for the exact same characters in my password.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The <STRONG>what ifs</STRONG> could be dangerous, as the text is visible on screen for all to see near me in the chat window if I happened to use a work/public connection to chase up an issue.&nbsp; Someone could easily figure out my username aka my email and they then have 2 characters of my password to try.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>More random characters when using online chat and the password characters need to be hidden</P> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 08:47:18 GMT Gus 2016-06-10T08:47:18Z https://community.plus.net/t5/Plusnet-Feedback/online-chat-how-random-is-the-password-verification/m-p/1341608#M71143 <P>I used online chat at 7.45am today and again at roughly 9am, both times I was asked for the exact same characters in my password.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The <STRONG>what ifs</STRONG> could be dangerous, as the text is visible on screen for all to see near me in the chat window if I happened to use a work/public connection to chase up an issue.&nbsp; Someone could easily figure out my username aka my email and they then have 2 characters of my password to try.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>More random characters when using online chat and the password characters need to be hidden</P> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 08:47:18 GMT https://community.plus.net/t5/Plusnet-Feedback/online-chat-how-random-is-the-password-verification/m-p/1341608#M71143 Gus 2016-06-10T08:47:18Z