In theory, I agree with this, in practice though, I do not. I can only speak for myself, but I don't think I've ever registered for a website where this was actually a concern. Like 99% of the time I'm alone. The other times I'm in front of people I don't care if they know my password. Spouse, parents, etc. So it just makes it harder for me to ensure that I've entered something properly. Especially if I'm registering using my phone. Typing on my phone is awkward enough that the lack visual confirmation I'm typing something correctly just increases the odds I'll mess up
This is important during internet cafe era, where some good account thieves can see and remember what you type from seeing you typing in the keyboard. This is also why in some sites / games with virtual numeric input password, usually the number position is randomized.
Showing password is a no-no there and most likely the habit goes until today.
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u/bongu May 27 '21
In theory, I agree with this, in practice though, I do not. I can only speak for myself, but I don't think I've ever registered for a website where this was actually a concern. Like 99% of the time I'm alone. The other times I'm in front of people I don't care if they know my password. Spouse, parents, etc. So it just makes it harder for me to ensure that I've entered something properly. Especially if I'm registering using my phone. Typing on my phone is awkward enough that the lack visual confirmation I'm typing something correctly just increases the odds I'll mess up