you saving your passwords in your browser
Beware – all secret information is readily available with a few simple clicks.
A security flaw in Google Chrome reveals everything.
Facebook, Twitter, email accounts, online stores, forums – in today’s digital world it can be difficult to keep track of all your passwords.
Most modern browsers offer because the users to save their passwords so you do not have to enter them again and again.
But convenience comes at a price – in Google Chrome it with access to your computer can easily get a list of all stored data.
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As long as the computer is on, you can quickly access the list. To see the passwords click Settings and scroll down towards Show Advanced Settings .
Passwords and Forms is a link called Manage saved passwords , which leads directly to the secrets.
passwords appear first anonymously, but it is just to click on them to see which letter combinations spots really hides.
Web’s founder disappointed
Justin Schuh – the head of Google’s development team – said the company is aware of the defect, but that it has no plans to change settings, according to The Guardian.
This has been Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the World Wide Web, to react. In a post on Twitter, he writes “So you get a hold of your big sister all passwords” and calls Google’s approach “disappointing”.
Other browsers such as Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari has previously had similar loopholes. These should, however, be remedied.
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