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And why exactly would they go to all this trouble for displaying the correct number of stars in a password field?

Unless, of course, they use this local data for actual security purposes. In which case this is a huge gaping security hole and I wouldn't trust them with a bit of my data.



I wouldn't trust them with a bit of my data

I too would hate for anyone to know I have a Maroon 5 station.

[EDIT] I don't.


Did I just learn how I will torture my coworkers tomorrow? (We have a shared Pandora computer in the office - each day someone gets to choose what plays.)




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