* NEWS: Passwords in batch mode are hidden.

diff --git a/etc/ChangeLog b/etc/ChangeLog
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--- a/etc/ChangeLog
+++ b/etc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-07-11  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
+
+       * NEWS: Passwords in batch mode are hidden.
+
 2014-07-03  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
        * refcards/calccard.tex (section{Getting Help}):

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
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--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ when deciding what terminal-specific initialization code to run.
 main features that Emacs was compiled with.  This is mainly intended
 for use in Emacs bug reports.
 
++++
+** A password is now hidden also when typed in batch mode.  Another
+hiding character but the default `.' can be used by let-binding the
+variable `read-hide-char'.
+
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