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Re:WhatsApp on your computer: Pidgin plugin by meowface on Sunday December 15, 2013 @08:41PM (#6912171)
Firefox can store passwords using a master key to unlock it, yet that master key is stored securely (via hashing).

libpurple/Pidgin could absolutely provide a more secure alternative by either using an OS keyring, or following Firefox's approach and requiring the user to type in a master password every time they start the client.

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Re:WhatsApp on your computer: Pidgin plugin by reubenmorais on Monday December 16, 2013 @02:06AM (#6913311)
FWIW, Firefox doesn't do it by default, the option to enable it is not prominent, and when you do enable it the UX is pretty bad. IIRC usage stats is way below 1% of users.
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