This one time, at band camp, Jean Darcoux said:
> Package: konqueror
> Version: 4:3.2.2-1
> Severity: important
> Tags: security sarge
> 
> If you enter an URL like
> 
> ftp://USER:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> in the URL bar and type enter. The next time you will type the same URL, 
> you will see that the username and the password will be autocompleted. This 
> indicate that they are stored somewhere on your computer. This can be a 
> security problem in the case of a shared computer.

You understand that linux is a _multi-user_ OS.  So, setup seperate user
accounts, so that each person can have each of their settings and
history kept private.  This information is most likely stored in the
users ~/.kde/, which is not world-readable here.

HTH, and thanks,
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