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Old October 25th, 2006, 07:43 AM
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SECURITY HOLE: Firefox 2.0 exposes your PASSWORDS to everyone in plain text
Link: http://www.faqqly.com/helps/view/1/661

Firefox 2.0 ships with a feature that exposes ALL of saved passwords in plain text...
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Old October 25th, 2006, 08:46 AM
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Thanks for the info but that's not new. Older versions do that too (Options, privacy, password tab). If you save passwords in your browser they can be protected by setting a master password.
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