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Identity Mis-management

Posted by admin on June 25th, 2007

According to Windows Messenger on my computer, I am now Melissa. Mel logged in to my laptop at a meeting last week and clearly made a memorable impression as it hasn’t wanted to forget her ever since. It doesn’t matter how many times I reset, it always goes back to Mel. The only way we have managed to stop this happening (and stop me having the temptation of some interesting chats with Mel’s friends incognito) is to reset Mel’s password.

As well as being slightly disappointed in the unfaithfulness of my machine, it is a good reminder of how easy it is to leave an identity trail everywhere…

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