Fear no more.  Our interns cannot and will not hack into your Twitter accounts and start tweeting about how cool Reframe It is and how everyone should start using it (of course, that’s what you - our wonderful users - are supposed to be doing).  Why you ask?  Because we’ve updated our system so that we no longer need to store your Twitter passwords for you to tweet your comments.  Now, that really is cool, isn’t it?

As long as you’ve updated your Twitter settings via http://reframeit.com/sharing/twitter, then we don’t need your password to connect you to your Twitter account.  In fact, it’s already been deleted.  If you’re not sure whether we still have your password stored in our system, just go to http://reframeit.com/sharing/twitter and click “Update Twitter Settings” and we will delete your password on the spot.  And for those of you who don’t feel like updating your settings just yet, don’t worry - we’ll hold onto your password for a little while longer so you can keep posting your comments as tweets.  But remember:  Once we delete our treasure trove of Twitter passwords, you’ll have to update your settings then if you want to keep tweeting from Reframe It.

Now, you might be asking yourself, “Why was Reframe It storing my Twitter password in the first place??  That’s private!!!”  Indeed, it is.  Unfortunately, Twitter didn’t support Open Authorization (OAuth) until recently.  So, if you wanted to post your comments to Twitter, we needed your password to give you access.  (But don’t worry, nobody actually read it.)  Now that Twitter supports OAuth, we don’t need passwords and can just use an OAuth key to connect you with your Twitter account.  Much easier - and your password stays just the way you want it: a secret.

So, I guess we won’t be selling all your passwords to the CIA, after all.  We hope this makes you feel better.  They sure will be disappointed, though….