Security of Form Fill

So far, I've received only one nebulous answer to this question on SD so I'm asking it here. Just how secure is it to put "some" of your personal information into the form fill for future use on some websites? Is it in danger of being hacked? Shouldn't it be under some sort of password so that only the user can access it when he/she so wishes?

 

Hi James,

Westside and I both gave you our opinions on the Form Fill option here:
http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=34089

I'm the only user on my PC, so I don't need a password. If you don't trust other users of the PC, then a password would definitely be an enhancement for this feature. IMHO, the more serious results would be from hackers, and that's why I don't use that feature. Broadband seems to be the haven for hackers...

Ramona