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Re:Key for chromium's encrypted cookies store in Linux is “p... by bbrazil on Sunday June 14, 2015 @09:45AM (#9714852)
Obfuscation is still useful.

For example if a sysadmin is investigating a problem they're less likely to accidentally see a user's data in human-readable form, it also provides a level of defence against unsophisticated attackers.

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Re:Key for chromium's encrypted cookies store in Linux is “p... by detaro on Sunday June 14, 2015 @10:13AM (#9714965)
They are talking about obfuscating the stored data, not the code.