Teens Share Passwords As a Form of Intimacy

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday January 19, 2012 @05:14AM from the generation-share dept.

nonprofiteer writes "The New York Times claims that the hot new trend among teenagers in love is to share passwords to their email and Facebook accounts, as the ultimate form of trust. According to Pew, 33% of teens surveyed say they do this. One expert says the pressure to share passwords is akin to the pressure to have sex. Forbes says don't do it! 'There is something pure and romantic about the idea of sharing everything, and having no secrets from one another. But it's romantic the same way that Romeo and Juliet is romantic, in a tragic, horrible, everyone-is-miserable-and-dies-at-the-end kind of way.' Sam Biddle at Gizmodo writes about which passwords are okay to share (like Netflix), but says to stay away from handing over email or Facebook passwords. 'We all need whatever scraps of privacy we have left, and your email is just that.'"

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Re:Teens do a lot of dumb stuff. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-19 05:18 · Score: 5, Informative

It isnt expunged when you turn 18. It is sealed but still exists and can be accessed depending on the circumstance.
Not in dipshit Tennenesse! by earls · 2012-01-19 05:33 · Score: 5, Informative

It's a serious crime in TN! Don't get caught, lovers!
Re:I can't remember my husband's passwords by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2012-01-19 05:40 · Score: 1, Informative

Perhaps she actually *likes* Monty Python. I know girls who do...

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Re:XKCD by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-19 05:41 · Score: 5, Informative

you realize there is additional text when you hover the mouse over the picture right?
Re:You don't understand, I LOVE HIM!!! by jgtg32a · 2012-01-19 07:50 · Score: 4, Informative

Of course
http://xkcd.com/364/