Re: Hold on...passwords remain the same?
"You don't think they could use the same hash algorithm and arrange for Google to transfer the hash/salt values as part of the migration?"
They could.
They don't.
See above.
And since Virgin manage the password before its forwarded to gmail, they already have a copy to authenticate against on their new service, so of course it's not going to change.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
