Whether it's a social media site, an online news source or an Internet banking application, many websites today require users to login with a username and password before they can access the platform's content. Plenty of users rely on Google Chrome to save their passwords for various sites, as it's the most popular web browser in the U.S., according to Digital Trends.
But the source reported that using Chrome to store passwords isn't the best idea. A security hole in the browser makes it easy for anyone with physical access to your computer to see stored passwords by typing, "chrome://settings/passwords," into the search bar. This brings up a list of online accounts and the saved passwords associated with every one, and each password can be viewed by clicking the "show" button located next to it.
Digital Trends noted that this isn't a huge problem for users who regularly lock their computers before stepping away, but forgetting to protect the screen just one can give someone access to all of your stored account information. In addition, the average person probably isn't aware of this security flaw, and is therefore more likely to leave his or her computer unprotected and vulnerable to password snooping.
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According to PC World, most web users will find that an online password manager is a much better storage option than Google Chrome. Many of these services offer a complex password generator that creates secure codes and then remembers those login credentials.
This means that you don't have to rely on your memory to store a number of usernames and passwords, and you also don't have to rely on web browsers that may have subpar data protection standards.
In order to best protect passwords, Internet users should stop storing login information in their web browsers and start investing in a secure password manager program
Source: Digital Trends
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