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Several members of the Lowell e-mail list contended that supplying one’s FAS password to a third party raised concerns...
...certainly not an expert in computer security or online security, but there are certain red flags that I recognize,” said Graham R. Stanton ’05. “They were asking for the password [to my e-mail account] which is just something that’s not done. It said, when I tried to log in, that I needed it, which to me meant...it probably tried to access my e-mail account or something similar...
Daniel J. Ellard, a tutor in Lowell House, was the first to post to the list with such a warning, pointing out that the site asked for a substantial amount of personal information—including a Harvard ID number and e-mail login name and password...
Director of Residential Computing Kevin S. Davis ’98 said he could not comment on the site itself, but that once a password is given to a computer system—no matter how it is secured—the system is able to read...
...It’s possible to encrypt any piece of information such that it’s well secured,” said Davis, who is also a Crimson editor. “Even if they encrypt your password, they need to be able to decrypt it; otherwise you couldn’t get to your mail...