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| Thread ID: 149360 | 2020-11-11 21:13:00 | Chrome : slurping up your saved passwords & sending to them Google | 1101 (13337) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1472927 | 2020-11-11 21:13:00 | This is a bit disturbing "To check whether you have any compromised passwords, Chrome sends a copy of your usernames and passwords to Google...." security.googleblog.com So Google now thinks its OK to send your Chrome saved logins & passwords to google data centres . one step too far , in data collection . They claim its for security checks, but I'd bet once uploaded , never deleted . :groan: |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1472928 | 2020-11-11 21:34:00 | Do you use passwords in WIN10? It shows you the same thing. I was logged into WIN10 recently, and was looking in my security settings, found passwords for alot of sites I'd used but not ticked save. They were hashed out, but I could check a box to show the password | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 1472929 | 2020-11-11 21:46:00 | Do you use passwords in WIN10? It shows you the same thing. I was logged into WIN10 recently, and was looking in my security settings, found passwords for alot of sites I'd used but not ticked save. They were hashed out, but I could check a box to show the password In order for some things to work properly (eg network shares) , Win needs to cache(?) some passwords However Win10 doesnt send all your unrelated logins & passwords up to Microsofts servers . Not that I know of (assuming a local Win a/c) Chrome does sync passwords into the cloud if you login to chrome & have that option enabled. This is taking it 1 step too far though . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1472930 | 2020-11-11 21:49:00 | I have a PC and a laptop that I use with the same Win10 account. some programmes I only use on the PC show in the Laptop, so it must be stored somewhere | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 1472931 | 2020-11-11 21:57:00 | In order for some things to work properly (eg network shares) , Win needs to cache(?) some passwords However Win10 doesnt send all your unrelated logins & passwords up to Microsofts servers . Not that I know of (assuming a local Win a/c) Chrome does sync passwords into the cloud if you login to chrome & have that option enabled . This is taking it 1 step too far though . If you've got multiple devices and are sharing favourites/passwords etc, this then is why it's going to google . It's a balance between privacy and convienience . |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 1472932 | 2020-11-11 23:13:00 | If you've got multiple devices and are sharing favourites/passwords etc, this then is why it's going to google. It's a balance between privacy and convienience. Its actually worse than that. When we were in lockdown and SWMBO was working from home, they use Google business, and on the Computer I gave her I had put in a fresh install. She signed in to google chrome as normal, then the following day on one of my workshop Computers ( which she has never been on) All of a sudden ALL her work Shortcuts, passwords -- Everything suddenly appeared on the workshop PC. WTF !! What was strange though they only appeared on one PC not others. The only thing I can think of is the One it did appear I was signed into Google (my own account, completely different to hers) so unless it decided that it was a good idea to sync because of being on the same LAN -- Who Knows. The user names are completely different, and google Chrome was the cause of the sharing. Other Browsers she used ( MS EDGE) Didn't sync. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1472933 | 2020-11-12 03:49:00 | " password security on both Android and iOS devices by telling you if the passwords you’ve asked Chrome to remember have been compromised " Well I never ask anything to remember passwords. I DIY. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1472934 | 2020-11-12 04:41:00 | Don't use Chrome as I still hate it. I still use FF on laptop and phone | gary67 (56) | ||
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