[danellis]

The author has an extreme imagination deficiency if he can't picture the common scenarios where someone might see you entering your password. There are many, many times when I'm working with another person sitting at my desk. It's amazing that his whole article is predicated on his inability to look beyond his own circumstance.

[markdown]

> There are many, many times when I'm working with another person sitting at my desk

And you can't check a 'mask password' checkbox before entering your password?

[crystaln]

And you can't check an unmask password checkbox if you get lost?

Seems the more secure default would certainly be preferable.