Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy
by nazbot on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @11:52AM
(#6173594)
The point is that 4 clicks is a LOT more convenient than most people would expect.
Not to mention this doesn't seem to be an oversight by the Chrome team - it seems this is 'as designed'.
Re:Chrome's insane password security strategy
by aboodman on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @03:10PM
(#6174931)
Isn't a more likely crime of convenience that you hand your friend your computer, he types "gmail.com" to login to his mail, but he automatically logs in to your gmail, and then he realizes he can do pretty much anything on your computer as you now (including changing all passwords linked to your gmail account)?
Why are you more concerned about something he has to go digging through settings purposely to find, than something he is almost guaranteed to stumble across?
The more interesting argument here is the "crime of convenience" - where someone didn't want the passwords, but just saw them laying around in plain sight. But that isn't actually the case in Chrome: it's like four clicks. You have to actually be trying to find them.