Update On streemian issue

First, after looking at the blockchain for my account it appears fairly unequivocal that streemian did do as it said and used the active code only to add themselves as a posting authority. Confirming this, with two password changes, leaves me confident funds cannot be accessed

To Hive account@xeroc 's credit he responded below in detail, even while on vacation, which I appreciate. Moreover, Streemian does not appear to have done anything untoward or unasked for to my account.

As expounded upon in the comments below, i think, for new users especially, the initial language on the streemian registration app is a bit misleading - really just enough to confuse and then frighten a person, like myself, who didn't really understand what the active key was. Secondarily, the permission removal webapp is currently down.

Hive account@xeroc offered alternative solutions to removing the posting permissions - piston and a similar tool - but I think for the technically uninclined that might prove fairly difficult. There's a tutorial here to begin with.

Long and short of it though I'm downgrading this from crisis to mistaken crisis. For other new users, read this before you hand out a key to anyone for any purpose.

Then you can avoid annoying a guy on his vacation and having a bloody ulcer.