I have a very common name, which means I have a very common gmail address. I get a lot of mail for other people named David Reid. A lot of mail. Every once in a while a David Reid will sign up with my email address for some mailing list.
This morning I noticed an email from McAfee telling me how I could go about downloading some product that someone presumably just purchased. A few minutes later I get this email:
![Picture 1 [REDACTED] by you.](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3441687541_9ec8561253.jpg?v=0)
So yeah, a so-called security company is storing and transmitting their customer's passwords in plaintext.
FUCKINGAWESOME SECURITY FAIL.
This morning I noticed an email from McAfee telling me how I could go about downloading some product that someone presumably just purchased. A few minutes later I get this email:
![Picture 1 [REDACTED] by you.](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3441687541_9ec8561253.jpg?v=0)
So yeah, a so-called security company is storing and transmitting their customer's passwords in plaintext.
FUCKING
