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Re:Android saves wifi passwords in plaintext to the cloud by Kurts on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @09:10AM (#6057430)
Yeah but he doesn't have the password, unless somehow he hacked Google's servers for that specific one. It's the combination of both that makes it unlikely, there are far easier/better/more practical/likely ways of penetrating wifi networks.
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Re:Android saves wifi passwords in plaintext to the cloud by nwh on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @09:30AM (#6057527)
My point was, it's more an illusion of security than anything. Best not to bother at all.
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