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		qwerty1793 on Oct 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gmail password first character is case insensitive... That may have been the case in 2011 when that article was written, but I have just tested this now and my facebook does not accept my password with the case reversed by having the caps lock key on.

josalhor on Oct 9, 2021 | [–]

They may have changed it, but it was certainly working in 2017: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13426544

scoopr on Oct 9, 2021 | [–]

iirc, on mac capslock works like (caps OR shift) and on windows its (caps XOR shift), that is, on mac, with capslock on its always cap, but on windows its just a toggle.

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