CSSquirrel A look at web development and web design by Kyle Weems

Sometimes I find myself participating in a discussion or a debate that sounds like a theoretical exercise involving recreational intoxicants. The unfortunate part of such topics is that not only are the participants sober, they’re also well-informed.

As we’re about to learn, being wise and making wise choices do not always go hand in hand.

Today’s comic imagines Jakob Nielsen and Bruce Schneier intentionally exposing themselves to danger in a gladiatorial arena (overlooked by a Caesar-esque Dave Shea) with the predictable results. Sadly, this scenario reflects reality (with a little editorial excess) in a way that shocks me.

Let’s lay out the recent events.

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Today I followed an innocent little Twitter link from Jeremy Keith that led, unbeknown to me, into a virtual bloodbath. What was the battlefield? Get Satisfaction. And the cause that people were raising banners to? The password anti-pattern, and Get Satisfaction’s unwitting support thereof.

What is the password anti-pattern? In short, it’s the behavior of teaching people that it is safe to enter their password information from one website on a different website. In the modern digital world of phishing attacks and identity theft, it’s a very dangerous habit to help people form.

How dangerous? Well, how attached are you to your personal information?

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