Link: http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=10128

There's a growing sentiment on the uselessness of password masking these days. Some are starting to think it just confuses most users.. I dunno, I'm kinda on the fence ... What I do like is the option to mask or not. This method pleases everyone.

What do you think ?

Websites should stop masking passwords as users type because it does not improve security and makes websites harder to use, according to two of the technology world's leading thinkers.

Usability expert Jakob Nielsen and security expert Bruce Schneier have both said that websites should stop blanking out passwords as users type them in. They say that the practice inconveniences users with no security benefit at all.