Google Chrome Security Flaw Exposes Passwords - Is It Good To Know?
Well jokes apart, seeing these passwords is achieved simply by clicking on the Settings icon, choosing "Show advanced settings" and then "Manage saved passwords" in the "Passwords and forms" section. A list of obscured passwords is then revealed for sites and clicking beside them reveals the plain text of the password, screenshot of which will get you the key to all those personal and professional accounts. Therefore saving your passwords in Google Chrome doesn't look like such a good idea now, does it? Google's Head of Chrome Security, Justin Schuh, took to technology site Y Combinator to explain why Google doesn't require a master password in order to get at those other passwords. "We've debated it over and over again, but the conclusion we always come to is that we don't want to provide users with a false sense of security and encourage risky behavior," Schuh wrote. "We want to be very clear that when you grant someone access to your OS user account, that they can get at everything. Because, in effect, that's really what they get."

If you compare this system with Apple's Safari or Microsoft's Internet Explorer, they require you type in the system password to view those passwords. If you have recently checked's Google's Good to Know website that keeps providing many password security tips, you would know that it is the safest to have encrypted password managers to save passwords. Now till a security patch comes along, it is best to not save passwords or use 'Remember Me' in your logins to personal accounts, important websites and banking services online. Be aware. Be safe.