>No. I'm still a bit undecided on whether a safeguard would be worth adding or not. So what exactly is the harm or downside? Firefox has it. Neither Safari or

>No. I'm still a bit undecided on whether a safeguard would be worth adding or not. So what exactly is the harm or downside? Firefox has it. Neither Safari or IE display passwords in this manner either. >No foreknowledge is needed to make a search, and if you find instructions then I very strongly disagree that running a program is harder than navigating settings. Making a search is how you would acquire the foreknowledge. I was talking about an unskilled user acting in moment of opportunity - not someone who has researched password cracking and has unfettered access. I would bet that an employer, or an IT department, or a jury would see a difference between downloading & installing software on a machine and just opening the settings on it. >Oh come on. This is supposed to be a casual situation where you let someone use your computer. What kind of history-monitored remote-logging computer is going to have saved passwords and unauthorized access in the first place? Look, this could be in the workplace when someone gets up from their desk to go to the bathroom or get a cup of coffee. Chrome is on every platform. Some systems require administrative privilege (and a system password) to install new software but none is required to open chrome and veiw settings. I use a DNS service at home to watch what sites my kids use. I would know (albeit after the fact) if they downloaded a pw dumper. Lots of companies use firewalls and the like too. I was speaking about covering one's tracks - in any setting not just the kind you imagine. >> keep an honest person honest It is a reference to an old locksmith saying, specifically: "Locks are on doors only to keep honest people honest."