Whether this was ever common practice, it really should be impossible for an app to send you a password in plain text.
It’s scary how much trust we put in web platforms which could be doing anything.
Regarding passwords, if we’re generating random passwords, then at least the app can only leak that password, and not your re-used password.
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Whether this was ever common practice, it really should be impossible for an app to send you a password in plain text.
It’s scary how much trust we put in web platforms which could be doing anything.
Regarding passwords, if we’re generating random passwords, then at least the app can only leak that password, and not your re-used password.