While it may seem obvious that blank passwords would subvert restrictions
such as Parental Controls, average users may not be aware of the problems. Leaving
the default administrative account password blank in home systems is a common
practice. With Vista, there are several inherent dangers in doing this. If an adminis-
trative password is left blank, a standard user can easily bypass the Parental Controls.
Another problem is that users could in fact log in as the administrative account,
turn off their Parental Control features, and delete their activity logs. Be aware that
there are utilities ...
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