How to compromise your web security in one stupid step

Opinion is divided amongst the security experts about whether you should write down passwords or not -- security guru Bruce Schneier is among the write-them-down advocates.

However, I'm pretty sure even Schneier would hesitate to recommend The Personal Internet Address & Password Log Book, a marvellous product that means now -- according to its Amazon blurb -- "you can keep important website addresses, usernames and passwords in one convenient place!". And they mean it too, as you can see from the photo.

They've even included a space to write down your router ID and password, so the thieves can lock you out of your internet connection, too.

In fact it's staggering they've not thought of including a slot for your credit cards, and a space to write down your date of birth and mother's maiden name, too.

To be fair to the makers of this daft product, the sleeve is designed to be removable, so thieves wouldn't necessarily realise what it is immediately. But unless you're planning to keep this tome tucked under Mike Tyson's pillow, we suggest you use something a little less reckless.

(Credit to PC Pro's Real World Computing columnist, Paul Ockenden, for bringing this to my attention.)