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How is it possible that Opera got all my saved passwords and sh*t from Chrome? I did not authorize this during install.

by TomyMMX 9y ago

rekshaw 9y ago
Wow I didn't realize that. That's incredibly intrusive.
bigbugbag 9y ago
Unless they stopped since last time I checked, they also insert sponsored stuff in your bookmarks at each update.
H4CK3RM4N 9y ago
I think it uses Chrome's codebase, including the secure storage locations.
- r3bl 9y ago
  Regardless, this shouldn't be possible. Chrome is supposed to tie them with the single instance you're running. You can't just copy the Chrome folder and transfer it to another location. You'd have to use Chrome's Sync for that. I'm assuming Chrome has been opened at the same time by the OP, allowing Opera to snatch the passwords and other shit, making an intrusion into Chrome's data. But, on the other hand, I was able to copy the data from a Chrome extension after a system crash on one machine and extract the data to a new machine just fine by reinstalling the extension and then pasting the extension's folder to the same location where it was on the previous machine. Since that extension was Mailvelope, I would essentially lose a private key in this case if that wasn't possible, since I didn't have the backup of it. Not sure if I would call that bug or a feature.
  - TomyMMX 9y ago
    I did have Chrome open at that time.. that is true. But still... this is some weird sh*t... they should have at least asked me before.
    - 9BillionMistake 9y ago
      They did, you just did not read what you were accepting when you "Accept[ed] and Install[ed]"
puzzlingcaptcha 9y ago
You probably clicked Accept and Install. "Import bookmarks and data" is under options in the first screen of the installer and ticked by default.
- TomyMMX 9y ago
  Could be... but the design is such, that almost anyone will do that not knowing what it all means.
  - 9BillionMistake 9y ago
    This could be said about almost any technology. Just because you did not look at the settings does not mean there was no option. I get this from the elderly all the time, "Well how was I supposed to know to click that menu first?"

How is it possible that Opera got all my saved passwords and sh*t from Chrome? I did not authorize this during install.

rekshaw 9y ago

Wow I didn't realize that. That's incredibly intrusive.

bigbugbag 9y ago

Unless they stopped since last time I checked, they also insert sponsored stuff in your bookmarks at each update.

H4CK3RM4N 9y ago

I think it uses Chrome's codebase, including the secure storage locations.

r3bl 9y ago
Regardless, this shouldn't be possible. Chrome is supposed to tie them with the single instance you're running. You can't just copy the Chrome folder and transfer it to another location. You'd have to use Chrome's Sync for that. I'm assuming Chrome has been opened at the same time by the OP, allowing Opera to snatch the passwords and other shit, making an intrusion into Chrome's data. But, on the other hand, I was able to copy the data from a Chrome extension after a system crash on one machine and extract the data to a new machine just fine by reinstalling the extension and then pasting the extension's folder to the same location where it was on the previous machine. Since that extension was Mailvelope, I would essentially lose a private key in this case if that wasn't possible, since I didn't have the backup of it. Not sure if I would call that bug or a feature.
- TomyMMX 9y ago
  I did have Chrome open at that time.. that is true. But still... this is some weird sh*t... they should have at least asked me before.
  - 9BillionMistake 9y ago
    They did, you just did not read what you were accepting when you "Accept[ed] and Install[ed]"

puzzlingcaptcha 9y ago

You probably clicked Accept and Install. "Import bookmarks and data" is under options in the first screen of the installer and ticked by default.

TomyMMX 9y ago
Could be... but the design is such, that almost anyone will do that not knowing what it all means.
- 9BillionMistake 9y ago
  This could be said about almost any technology. Just because you did not look at the settings does not mean there was no option. I get this from the elderly all the time, "Well how was I supposed to know to click that menu first?"