Google has tightened security inside the latest Chromium build for Mac, blocking access to all of your saved passwords until you’ve provided your system password. Under previous releases, users simply had to enter a special address to access all of the login credentials they had saved inside the browser, providing access to anyone who uses your computer.
Understandably, this became a major security concern for Chrome users when it was discovered, so the update will be a welcome one for many. But it’s not available to the public just yet. The change was made inside Chromium, a special version of Chrome for Mac that allows users to test pre-release feature before they make their way into public hands.
Providing there are no major issues with it, though, the feature should make its way to the public release in the coming weeks. Then you’l be able to finally save your passwords in Chrome again, secure in the knowledge that your system password is required to access them.
Source: François Beaufort
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2 responses to “Google Chrome For Mac Makes Saved Passwords More Secure”
Have they finally encrypted the password file too? It was a plain text file .. Their response last time was oh well, if they are on your system, they probably hacked it anyway. pfffff..
Will not use Google services.. my life is less open that way. Not everyone who can access your info is a boy-scout who can be trusted with my CC/SSN/etc.
Used to be we horded our personal info to prevent identity theft, etc.. now its like because Google says it’s OK the gSheep are blindly baaaaaaahing Googles ‘openness’ .. Feel like I’m in a 60’s dope party where everyone just wants to be freeeee!..
Three months before Google starts testing a fix? This should have been fixed two weeks after the vulnerability was found. And while Google may believe the only way someone with malicious intent can get on your computer is through more advanced hacking, I can’t tell you the number of computers I am freely offered up access to on a weekly basis because I work in tech.