Part of my job at HITman Services is researching software at our Clifton Park office.

Over the weekend I was trying out some new BlackBerry apps.  One which I thought was very interesting was Visible Vote.  I signed up for an account and started using the application.

Shortly thereafter I received an email from the company with my user name and password in the email.  I was under the impression that the practice of sending passwords in emails ended years ago, but obviously I was wrong.

When I sign up with companies I am not familiar with or whose security procedures I am unsure of, I use a throw-away password.  Which in this case turned out to be the right thing to do.

I sent the company an email regarding their antiquated security methods, and have yet to hear back.

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Tags: BlackBerry, Clifton Park computer repair, E-mail address, HITman Services, Password, Security, Shareware, User

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