It’s been years since people started pointing out how Facebook and other sites are encouraging bad security habits. Yet Facebook still continues to encourage handing over really private credentials that should never be shared. 

Obviously it’s working, two of the folks I’m friends with on Facebook have used it recently.

This little gem I found in the sidebar of my profile.

Everywhere I go on Facebook there’s a prompt asking me to hand over passwords for email and other services.

People have their online identities (not to mention anything important: like internet banking services) associated with these email addresses – why on earth would anyone willingly hand those details over?

Oh, that’s right, there’s a little blue padlock and a nice reassuring “Facebook won’t save your password” message. We should all rest easy knowing the bright sparks at Facebook have our best intentions at heart. Because no-one has ever accidentally turned on data logging. Especially not anyone working for a big reputable and trustworthy totally-not-evil company.

Carry on then.