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		gpachov on Aug 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chrome's insane password security strategy Added to my long list of reasons why I am not switching to Chrome.

kirab on Aug 6, 2013 [–]

Same is true for Firefox btw :-)

mariusmg on Aug 6, 2013 | [–]

Do you have the "master password" thingie in Chrome ?

Anyway...this is what happens when you optimize for "usability" over security. Microsoft used to get a lot of flak over this.

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