Thursday, August 8, 2013

A Web Developer Finds a Big Security Leak With a Top Web Browser





The very popular Google Chrome does not provide the password protection that is needed for your security. Sure it's great that when using Chrome they save your password so when you choose to visit a social media site you do not have to type password again. This service for users comes with security problems.
The security problem is that when another person uses your computer they have access to all of your saved passwords. On August 7th Elliot Kember,a web developer, reported the security problem in a blog post.

To understand how easily it is for anyone can get your passwords in chrome then just follow these directions.

Copy and paste "chrome://settings/passwords" into Chrome and hit "Enter," to see Chrome's page for managing passwords. This window will pop up:


   You should never allow anyone that you do not trust to have access to your computer. We all haveinformation that we want guarded from others.  Being informed  is your saving grace.

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