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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by morgante on Sunday June 26, 2016 @03:11AM (#11979750)
Why though?

A .txt file on the desktop is actually probably a lot more secure than using the same shitty password on every site.

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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by im3w1l on Sunday June 26, 2016 @03:44AM (#11979820)
A friend may get tempted to sneak a peek.
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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by robbbbbbbbb on Sunday June 26, 2016 @06:42AM (#11980217)
Your friend could just as easily install a keylogger and get everything anyway.
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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by im3w1l on Sunday June 26, 2016 @11:20PM (#11984029)
Theorethically yes, but there is a much bigger psychological barrier to doing that.
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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by kintamanimatt on Sunday June 26, 2016 @05:29AM (#11980018)
That's pretty tough with FDE, proper permissions on the text file, an ephemeral guest account for the times someone wants to use your computer, and religiously locking the screen when AFK.
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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by ygra on Sunday June 26, 2016 @07:46AM (#11980398)
You may want to get more trustworthy friends ...
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