Chrome's insane password security strategy

Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy by kpop312 on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @05:49PM (#6169439)

If chrome ever removes that setting, I will make chromereveal.com with one-click idiot-proof password dumping tool, and step-by step instructions. So hiding that button will not make it harder for your friends.

Just logout and give them guest access...geez.

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Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy by ronaldx on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @07:04PM (#6169790)

that does make it psychologically harder - I have to go to a site with clear malicious intention, rather than pay a visit to a setting which the browser itself provides.

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Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy by marshray on Thursday August 08, 2013 @10:40PM (#6183400)

Classic security theater.

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Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy by nazbot on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @11:36PM (#6170665)

So you log out of your computer every time you give your computer to your wife?

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Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy by hellerbarde on Thursday August 08, 2013 @07:44AM (#6178289)

For the sake of argument, I'll answer this with s/wife/friends/

Yes, if I'm not besides it, I will switch user accounts. And if I walk away from my computer for a bit, I lock it (except when there are no untrusted people around, like at home). I have "Lock Screen" bound to Ctrl-Alt-L, so it's trivial to do.

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Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @11:57AM (#6173633)

Why do you assume that I have saved passwords (or anything else) on my computer to which my wife is not permitted access?

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Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy by efdee on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @05:04AM (#6171638)

To be fair I don't know of any passwords my wife can't know about. But I know that's barely an argument :-)

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