Can passwords link accounts?

[ebaywanton]

Just wondering if passwords can cause link issues. I understand that our personal details are exposed to even the rookie customer service team in the Philippines lol. Also, literally all of my stealth's have the same password.

[aspkin]

From my experience many years ago, yes..

That said, it's never a good idea to use the same password for anything online, especially your stealth accounts. One leaked password means all your accounts are exposed.

Use a unique password for everything.

[HelpNeeded!]

Originally Posted by aspkin

From my experience many years ago, yes..

That said, it's never a good idea to use the same password for anything online, especially your stealth accounts. One leaked password means all your accounts are exposed.

Use a unique password for everything.

That is really interesting.. having had many websites I never see their PW info. But I guess their databases can somehow link them? Hm

[burbur]

technicly it should not since no company should store your passwords at all.
It is still beter to use different passwords

[rsot]

Better practice is to not be lazy and use the same password all the time - use different ones and write them down

[Twisty]

No. Each password is saved as a long random hash.

[IGNAS]

If that was the case -- there would be some serious security and privacy violations from ebay.
Even simplest sites use md5() hashes for passwords and even the same passwords appear as random digits.

I really really doubt that password could link accounts.

[Lemon263]

Passwords definitely cannot link accounts.

[ebaywanton]

Thanks guys, yes i would have thought so, but eBay are so grey nowadays lol

[SaiJin]

Didn't you read what Aspkin said?

It's better to not use the same PW.

Stop being lazy

[tedsmith1990]

Don't understand why you use the same Password? Make an EXCEL, and do records of every steath account.