I have noticed that passwords are not encrypted, and passwords are passed along to third party companies. My password is visible in plain text as I log on, I would be expected something along the lines of *****. Now, if someone happened to look over my shoulders they would see my password and could then take over my account if they wished. I am guessing the passwords are also stored in plain text in the AChat database, which is quite terrible.
Furthermore, when I paid for premium membership I noticed that my password was visible in the CCBill acoknowledgement form, meaning AChat actually passes my password along to CCBill. This is quite serious, this means AChat has no proper security arrangements in place and their concern for our privacy seems to be lacking (or overlooked). Now I have a password here that I don't use anywhere else, but what if it was a password I used for my mail account or something even more sensitive?
I think this is an important issue. It might not affect the sex poses or your overall experience while playing. But as the community grows and more people start getting their accounts hacked I think this will become an extreme problem. It's way better to do something about it now than to wait for the complaints to be raining in. I for one don't like to see my password in plain text as I log in, or to see my password on my CCBill payment acknowledgement.
