Microsoft Edge imports other browsers’ passwords

AskWoody ^ | 12 July 2021 | Brian Livingston

[a fool in paradise]

ms is ending support of IE

[a fool in paradise]

if they can access it, can others who shouldn’t be able to?

[redshawk]

Vandelay Industries. Vandelay Industries.

[PAR35]

They say they ended support for Win7 but I seem to get a lot of updates.

[a fool in paradise]

security patches?

[cp124]

Just changed over to BitWarden from Lastpass. Had LastPass for 10 years. Bit warden is working much better.

[glorgau]

Yep, NEVER store passwords in the browser. Just disable the ability to do it so that it never asks again.

Using a password manager has changed my life, just made dealing with the zillions of sites easier. Every different site I go to has a randomized 12 character password. Password reuse is common vector for breakins.

[upchuck]

Windows ping.

[dayglored]

Windows Edge Security ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to upchuck and ShadowAce for the pings!

[Old Student]

I’m wondering why ANYBODY would be surprised? The new MS Edge is a Chrome-based browser. You need to explicitly tell it not to import passwords and such, IIRC. And MS did not strip out the portions of Chrome that report home to Big Brother, either.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

If you use a browser to keep your passwords you’re hopeless.

[MV=PY]

I use Dashlane and love it.

You only need to know one master password.

It interacts with all modern browsers and automates logging into a site (with your permission). It generates strong passwords which are strings of random lower case, capitals, symbols and numbers.

If one of your online accounts gets compromised, you can tell it to automatically refresh that password for you. Or all of your passwords.

It monitors the dark web for the emails you use in accounts and alerts you if one shows up.

And it will tell you if one of your online accounts has been compromised (they watch the news for these events).

More features - highly recommended.

[tubebender]

This just came in our mail...

[JstABrdPstr]

KeePass. Been using it forever.

I don’t trust cloud based password managers.

[beef]

“My Microsoft browser gets used once. That is when I download a different browser.”

Ditto. Then I take it off the task bar. I keep it for the rare occasion where I have to access a web site that will not work on other browsers.

[daniel1212]

We are the BORG: We will lower your shields and add your passwords and technological data to our own.

[daniel1212]

I just installed Kubuntu 21.04 on a old Optiplex 755, putting it on a used $16 128GB Sandisk SSD, but how is it that after trying the live versions of over 12 most current Linux distros not one would show or configure even one of 3 USB wireless adapters (as Windows shows)? Where is there a default Linux disk manager comparable to Windows?

[GOPJ]

I keep all passwords in a journal... one page per site. Then if I want to change the password I cross off the old one and write the new one under it.

[zeugma]

The encryption used to secure browsers derived from Firefox has been peer reviewed, and is actually better than most people think. Use a password to secure your browser, and it should foil this hack by microsoft.

[cartan]

I use RoboForm and am quite happy…