Mentioned again here: http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2007/08/howto-local-password-encryption-for.html
I check my accounts and I can't belive it.. Plain text, anyone can read this info, take control of, for example.. my Gmail account -> Launchpad -> Google Reader -> University Account -> Microbloggins -> Private Works -> etc.. Please fix this bug, here is one fix for that: http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2007/08/howto-local-password-encryption-for.html -- Pidgin stores passwords in plain text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226974 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs