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Hahahahahhhh. Let me teach you a neat trick (I'll use firefox as an example, but this can be done in any browser because it's a "feature" of HTML). >Open fire

Hahahahahhhh. Let me teach you a neat trick (I'll use firefox as an example, but this can be done in any browser because it's a "feature" of HTML). >Open firefox and navigate to a login page where your password is saved >Right click on password box and click inspect element >In the console, change type="password" to type="" >Move your eyes back to the password field Oh dear, what's this?! Protip: Don't store your passwords in your browsers if you let other people use your computer. End of story.

papacity 13y ago
Ha... The people complaining really are novices, looking for something to get outraged over. Every operating system allows multiple user accounts. I recommend people start learning how to use them.
- mullingitover 13y ago
  I'm not a novice, but I would prefer that it wasn't trivial for a novice to access my passwords if I'm away from the keyboard for 30 seconds. A novice is going to have not a single clue of what to do with a console, but they can get at passwords in plaintext with four clicks with Chrome. No other browser makes it this easy to get at passwords in plaintext.
  - papacity 13y ago
    > No other browser makes it this easy to get at passwords in plaintext. In Firefox you can go to preferences, security, and saved passwords. And News Flash: If you leave your wallet unattended for 30 seconds, someone could take your money. I guess wallet makers should include a warning too?
    - mullingitover 13y ago
      > In Firefox you can go to preferences, security, and saved passwords. Incorrect if you set a master password, which Firefox allows you to do and is the reason why everyone's saying 'wtf, chrome?' and leaving firefox alone.
      - papacity 13y ago
        IF you set a master password... But how many people do that? By the way, you can set up user profiles in Chrome.
        teeja 13y ago
        How many? ALL the smart people. As for the dumb ones, they're storing their passwords on a sticky-post. Or using Chrome.
        mullingitover 13y ago
        That's not the point. The point is that Chrome lacks this option, which, again, is why nobody's heckling Firefox right now. This isn't a thread about people failing to configure their software, it's a thread about a popular piece of software that's bungling some trivial security features.
marshray 13y ago
Thanks. By chance, I needed to recover a password (one of my own of course) today and I remembered that trick.

papacity 13y ago

Ha... The people complaining really are novices, looking for something to get outraged over. Every operating system allows multiple user accounts. I recommend people start learning how to use them.

mullingitover 13y ago
I'm not a novice, but I would prefer that it wasn't trivial for a novice to access my passwords if I'm away from the keyboard for 30 seconds. A novice is going to have not a single clue of what to do with a console, but they can get at passwords in plaintext with four clicks with Chrome. No other browser makes it this easy to get at passwords in plaintext.
- papacity 13y ago
  > No other browser makes it this easy to get at passwords in plaintext. In Firefox you can go to preferences, security, and saved passwords. And News Flash: If you leave your wallet unattended for 30 seconds, someone could take your money. I guess wallet makers should include a warning too?
  - mullingitover 13y ago
    > In Firefox you can go to preferences, security, and saved passwords. Incorrect if you set a master password, which Firefox allows you to do and is the reason why everyone's saying 'wtf, chrome?' and leaving firefox alone.
    - papacity 13y ago
      IF you set a master password... But how many people do that? By the way, you can set up user profiles in Chrome.
      - teeja 13y ago
        How many? ALL the smart people. As for the dumb ones, they're storing their passwords on a sticky-post. Or using Chrome.
      - mullingitover 13y ago
        That's not the point. The point is that Chrome lacks this option, which, again, is why nobody's heckling Firefox right now. This isn't a thread about people failing to configure their software, it's a thread about a popular piece of software that's bungling some trivial security features.

marshray 13y ago

Thanks. By chance, I needed to recover a password (one of my own of course) today and I remembered that trick.